Devyani rana biography

Relatives say that Devyani Rana is lucky to be alive

The woman who found herself at the centre of Nepal's royal massacre in 2001 has wed in India in a ceremony attended by thousands of guests.

Devyani Rana married businessman Aishwarya Singh, the grandson of Indian Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh.

It was widely reported in Nepal that Crown Prince Dipendra shot eight members of his family because he had been forbidden from marrying Ms Rana.

Dipendra met her in 1989, and was said to have been immediately "smitten".

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'Great and the good'

But the union was fiercely opposed by his parents, King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya.

The BBC's Anil Giri said it was a grand celebration with 5,000 dignitaries from India and all over the world attending.

The crown prince was reported to be mesmerised by Devyani Rana

The prime minister of India was there, as were nearly all the senior ministers in his government including Sonia Gandhi.

"Such a huge number o