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...marriage to Princess Fawziya, sister of Egypt's King Farouk, was celebrated by a fabulous wedding in 1939, which lasted five weeks, began in Cairo and ended in Teheran. During it a knock-down fight between his father and his bride's mother broke up the celebration. Queen Nazli of Egypt wanted the dowry salted away in the National Bank of Egypt, but Reza would have none of it. In a huff the Queen left the nuptials flat, and Reza had all the triumphal arches in Teheran torn down. The dowry stayed in Iran...
Born. To Crown Princess Fawziya, 19, sister of Egypt's King Farouk, and Crown Prince Mohammed Reza of Iran, 21: their first child, a daughter...
...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 herself shimmered-in bracelets, necklaces and pendants which the Crown Prince had given her (estimated value...
After all this the newlywed Crown Prince went to bed with a fever of 102°. But he was not through. Before he is really Fawziya's husband, he will have to travel with his bride to Iran (in a separate stateroom), be married the Persian way, feast 96 hours on goat's meat, watch nautch girls (professional dancers) do their stuff...
Married. Crown Prince Shahpur Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, 19, heir to the throne of Iran; and Princess Fawziya, 17-year-old sister of King Farouk of Egypt; in a ceremony that required her absence; in Cairo...