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Little (7 Ibs. 7 oz.) Fuad, heir not only to the throne of Egypt, but to a private fortune of some $70 million, was promptly created Prince of Upper Egypt, Farouk's own title before he became King. Since Fuad I, crowned in 1923, all children born to the dynasty have been given names beginning with F, which is considered lucky.* The palace decreed a two-day holiday to celebrate his arrival. For every boy born in Egypt on the same day there was a gift of ?15. "I want to do something," said King Farouk, "to express...
Angry Boom. Despite the brief pause for refreshments, Egypt's unforgiving nationalists continued their fight with Britain. At the northern end of the Suez Canal Zone, Prince Fuad's royal salutes were echoed in the rattle of gunfire at Port Said, during a four-hour clash between Britons and guerrillas. In Cairo and Zagazig, the funerals of six Egyptians killed in a clash at Tell el-Kebir led to further rioting. Mourners charged on nightclubs and movie houses like so many Carry Nations, demanding a cessation of frivolity out of respect to the dead...
Egypt's government, which alternately stirs and quells fanatic nationalism, sent cops to restore order at the nightspots. Prince Fuad would need the lucky Fs of Fate and Fortune on his side if his country were to avoid a disastrous Foul-Up before he became...
...Fuad I sired Farouk, Fawzia, Faiza, Faika and Fathia. Farouk's three daughters (by wife No. i) are Ferial, Fawzia and Fadia...
Born. To Egypt's King Farouk, 31, and his second wife, Queen Narriman, 18: their first child (his fourth) and eagerly awaited heir apparent to the throne; in Cairo. Name: Crown Prince Ahmed Fuad. Weight: 7 Ibs. 7 oz. (see FOREIGN NEWS...