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Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran and his pretty bride of last December, Queen Farah, took in the sights of the Shatt-al-Arab river port of Khorramshahr from the deck of the Iranian ship Syrus. There was still no official confirmation of Farah's pregnancy (TIME, March 14), but the beribboned Shah was smiling with a secondary gleam...
Everybody in the know in Iran was broadly hinting that pretty Queen Farah, 21, the Shah's third wife and his bride of two months (TIME, Jan. 4), is expecting. From the royal palace in Teheran came a wave of unofficial tidings, all affirmative. Said one court official: "From the Shah's smile, you can get the best confirmation of the good news...
Last May in his capacity as Chief Supervisor of Iranian Students Abroad, the Shah's son-in-law Ardashir Zahedi discovered Farah Diba, the pretty young Iranian art student in Paris who last month ascended the Peacock Throne as the Shah's third wife (TIME, Jan. 4). Last week, for this and other services to the crown, tall, handsome Zahedi was appointed Iran's new Ambassador...
...enthusiasms of its editor. Convinced that "monarchy is the backbone of our nation," Ingram faithfully records the movements of the royal family, extends this interest to crowned heads from Tokyo (characteristic caption: "Another charming picture of the Japanese royal family") to Teheran (recent example: a shot displaying new Queen Farah's shapely legs to full advantage). World War I Captain Ingram is also partial to new weapons, runs meticulously detailed, cutaway drawings that have delighted readers from the time of the Dreadnought to the present-day Nautilus. Ingram has never had staff photographers, keeps costs down by hiring freelancers...
When she arrived at the Hall of Mirrors, the Shah, resplendent in his commander in chief's uniform, had already passed through the main archway seven times, repeating, "Allah be praised." Three times the black-turbaned Imam of Teheran asked Farah the question, "Are you prepared to marry the Shahanshah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi?" Only the third time was Farah supposed to answer "Yes," lest she appear too eager. When the answer was given, the Queen Mother placed a diamond necklace around Farah's neck, and the Minister of Court brought the couple two gold rings upon a golden...