Word: ferial
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Wanting to celebrate his 38th birthday by getting away from it all, Egypt's blimp-sized ex-King Farouk put on his sunglasses, boarded a 22-seat bus and rolled through the Alps into the tiny principality of Liechtenstein. His fellow riders: his 19-year-old daughter Princess Ferial, two bodyguards, a chauffeur, a maid and an anonymous raven-tressed playmate. Explained His Corpulent Majesty: "People think I and my entourage are an ordinary tourist party...
...midst of the intricacies of Arab diplomacy, myopic, 55-year-old King Saud found time for love. Last week Beirut's Al Hawadis broke the news that Saud planned to acquire a new wife: 17-year-old Ferial Solh, niece of Lebanese Premier Sami Solh...
...romance began three weeks ago. On a diplomatic visit to Beirut, Saud called at Premier Sami Solh's home and found Ferial baby-sitting with the Premier's grandchildren. Ferial is a chestnut-haired beauty with brownish-green eyes, a slender waist and notable bosom. Though he already has four wives* and upwards of 80 concubines, Saud, according to a witness, was "visibly staggered." Soon Ferial's father was approached to find out if she was available for marriage. When the King flew back to Saudi Arabia a few days later, he took along pictures of Ferial...
Upper-class Lebanese were unenthusiastic at the news. Said one Beirut matron: "What will she get out of it that she hasn't got at home? Food? She's got food. Clothes? She's got clothes. Queen, indeed! She will be a prisoner." But Ferial herself was reported to be delighted. "All she thinks of is the jewels," said one of her girl friends, as Beirut echoed with gossip that Saud was preparing to give his prospective bride $150,000 worth of gems. Ferial's none-too-prosperous parents were also pleased-they had six other...
...Switzerland, fat, sad ex-King Farouk of Egypt, who still cherishes the notion that he was a benign despot, succeeded in looking like a benign father. His three daughters (Ferial, Fadia, Fawzia) are by Farida, his first wife, who in three tries bore him no male heirs. At his knee, Farouk fondly held Prince Ahmed Fuad II, 3, a winsome lad and sole product of his second queen, Narriman Sadek...