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...friendly to the allies. Farouk, then at outs with Nahas, refused. Obviously, the British had to do something, but some Britons in Cairo now be lieve that the manner in which they did it was a mistake. On the crucial day, two British tanks rumbled through the gates of Abdin Palace in Cairo. Troops took stations round the building, and British Ambassador Sir Miles Lampson, flanked by high-ranking British officers, marched into Farouk's study...
Last week Cairo broke its tight censorship over Farouk's highhanded love match. At Abdin Palace, the Royal Press Counselor Karem Sabet Pasha announced...
Last week a wedding took place in Abdin Palace, Cairo, at which not a single woman, not even a bride, was present. The ceremony consisted of two signatures on a contract-that of the groom, 19-year-old Crown Prince Shahpur Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran; and that of 19-year-old King Farouk of Egypt, acting on behalf of the bride, his 17-year-old sister, Fawziya...
After the ceremony a series of celebrations began which even Cleopatra would have found titillating. Three million Egyptians from the hinterland cheered floats of flowers in the streets. Airplanes showered Abdin Palace with rosettes in Egyptian and Iranian colors. Sudan racing camels and Arab stallions crowded the capital's streets. At a reception, each guest received a jewel-encrusted gold box of bonbons (value: $1,000). At night there was a huge banquet at which no liquor flowed (Moslems are dry). The Nile shimmered with reflections of colored fireworks. Later, at another reception for Egyptian royalty and nobles, Fawziya...
...Cairo and Alexandria and on the royal yacht, used by the late King for his frequent trips to Europe, are well appointed laboratories in which Mr. Titterington and his staff analyze much of the food used on the royal table. On a visit to the laboratory in the Abdin Palace, Cairo, I found Mr. Titterington was analyzing a keg of butter, part of a large shipment recently shipped down the Nile to Cairo...