Kapurthala

Royal Family.

Maharaja Sukhjit Singh.

Maharani Geeta Devi.

> Maharajkumari (princess) Gayatri Devi.

> Maharajkumari (princess) Preeti Devi.

> Tikka (prince) Shatrujit Singh.

>> Rajkumar Suryajit Singh.

Maharaja Sukhjit Singh.

 

Born 16 October 1934.

 

Educated at Doon School and Indian

Military Academy, (Dehra Dun India).

 

Profession: Joined the Indian army in 1954 as Second Lieutenant and retired as a Brigadier. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (second highest military award) for his role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war.

 

Married 1957 Maharani Geeta Devi (daughter of Darbar Ala Vajur Khachar of Jasdan).

 

Their children:

 

Maharajkumari (princess) Gayatri Devi.

Maharajkumari (princess) Preeti Devi.

Tikka (prince) Shatrujit Singh.

 

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Maharajkumari (princess) Preeti Devi.

 

Educated at the Welham Girls High

School (Dehra Dun, India).

 

Married (1st time) 27 December 1987

(divorced 1993) Mr. Gautam Thapar

(well known industrialist). Married

(2nd time) 20 April 2003 Mr. Tarun Kataria.

 

She has a daughter from the first marriage: Shaira Thapar.

 

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Tikka (prince) Shatrujit Singh.

 

Born 27 December 1961.

 

Educated at the Doon School

(Dehra Dun, India) and Hindu

College (Delhi India).

 

Profession: Businessman (associated with famous brands like Louis Vuitton, LVMH perfumes and Moet-Hennessy).

 

Interests: Preservation of Indian heritage monuments.

 

Award: King Hasan II of Morocco has honoured him with "The Order of Mohammed" for developing cultural and economic relationships between India & Morocco.

 

Married 1984 (divorced 1998) Rajkumari Chandralekha Kumari (daughter of Raja Rudra Pratap Singh of Bansi).

 

He has a son:

 

Rajkumar (prince) Suryajit Singh.

 

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