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HM appoints Her Majesty to High Office of Prithuladhish

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 (RSS): His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev appointed Her Majesty Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah to the high office of Prithuladhish, the grand master of all orders of the Kingdom of Nepal, and conferred on Her Majesty the order of "Nepal Pratap Bhashkar" amidst an investiture at the Gorkha Baithak of Narayanhity Royal Palace today.

A 31-gun salute and a Royal salute were presented on the occasion.

At the investiture, His Majesty the King was in military uniform and Her Majesty the Queen was in a Nepali "Teen Khap Ko Cholo" (blouse) and gold-threaded sari.

Her Majesty the Queen was escorted to Gorkha Baithak for the investiture by Field Marshall Neer Shumsher J.B. Rana, Chief of the Army Staff General Prajwalla Shumsher J.B. Rana, Her Royal Highness Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, Her Royal Highness Princess Prerana Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the Chief of the Royal Household.

After the special function, Her Royal Highness Shobha Rajya Laxmi Devi Shahi, His Royal Highness Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah and other members of the Royal Family paid obeisance to Her Majesty by offering gold coins.

Likewise, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, the Chairman of the Raj Parishad Standing Committee, the Speaker, the Chairman of the National Assembly, heads of constitutional bodies, special class office bearers of the Royal Palace service and other dignitaries also paid obeisance to Her Majesty.

The principal functions of the grand master are to issue directives to the Vibhooshana Committee from time to time, scrutinise the recommendations made by the Vibhooshana Committee, submit to the sovereign the names of the persons deemed fit for awards, and to lay before the sovereign one’s considered views on matters relating to orders, decorations and medals.

There is a Vibhooshana Kosha under the grand master at the Royal Palace, which forms part of the treasury of crown properties.

Recipients of orders are given Royal warrants specifying among other things, the title pertaining to the particular order printed on Nepalese paper. The Royal warrant bears on the left side top corner the Royal coat-of-arms and the sign manual of the grand master on the right hand side bottom corner.

Also today, His Majesty the King presented the red seal of life long service to Chief of the Royal Household Sardar Sharada Prasad Pradhan amidst a special function at the Kaski Baithak of Narayanhity Royal Palace.

Likewise, His Majesty presented the red seal of life long service to private secretary to Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Kaji Madhusudan Rajbhandari.

Their Majesties the King and Queen graced a reception hosted at Narayanhity Royal Palace in celebration of Her Majesty’s appointment to the high office of Prithuladhis and conferment on Her Majesty of the Nepal Pratap Bhaskar.

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