Dipendra was the Crown Prince of Nepal, born on June 27, 1971. He was the eldest son of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya. Dipendra was educated in Nepal and later attended Eton College in the United Kingdom and Harvard University in the United States. On June 1, 2001, Dipendra was involved in a tragic incident during a royal family gathering, which resulted in the deaths of several family members, including his father, King Birendra. Dipendra fell into a coma and was declared king while unconscious, but he died three days later on June 4, 2001.