Prince Basundhara was a son of King Tribhuvan and his second wife Queen Ishwari. The prince was educated under private tutors.
Flamboyant and handsome, Prince Basundhara was, in his day, one of the most popular members of the Nepalese royal family.[citation needed] The prince was greatly interested in sports. From 1962 to 1975, he was the president of Nepal Olympic Committee; he also served as the president of Royal Nepal Golf Club, and, from 1961 to 1975, was the chairman of National Sports Council.
Ketaki Chester (born on 14 January 1948 in Kathmandu), she renounced her titles of Princess and Rajya Lakshmi Devi on her second marriage to a British airline pilot.
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