EGYPT: Call Me Mister

His Majesty. King Fuad II of Egypt and the Sudan, sucked his thumb and wiggled contentedly.

His father, deposed King Farouk, summoned 100 waiting newsmen at Capri's sumptuous Eden Paradiso Hotel, pointedly cradled his seven-month-old son in his arms and read a statement: "I am no longer a rich man. It is untrue that I have taken a fortune from Egypt. My wife, my baby son and three young daughters'[by his first wife] will live very simply... The King of Egypt is here with me. I must be careful not to say anything that might make difficulties. He will have...

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