Egypt last week was busily preparing for the visit next month of the 18-year-old Crown Prince of Iran, Shahpur Mohammed Reza, son of strong-willed Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi, whose marriage to hazel-eyed, black-haired, 17-year-old Princess Fawziya, eldest sister of boy-King Farouk will take place this spring. At last reports the wedding date had not been set.
Popular young King Farouk, who himself married a commoner year ago, has always insisted that his three sisters shall have the right to choose their own husbands and, according to Egyptians, the marriage of Princess Fawziya and the Iranian heir will be a real...
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