Princess Fawzia Fuad, the former empress of Iran, died today in
Alexandria, Egypt. She was 91. (Reuters, 2 July)
Fawzia married Iran’s Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1939. Two years later Pahlavi ascended to the throne, becoming the Shah, and Fawzia became the empress of Iran. They divorced in 1948. Their only child, Princess Shahnaz, now lives in Switzerland. Fawzia was the daughter of King Fuad and sister of King Farouk of Egypt.
Fawzia married Iran’s Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1939. Two years later Pahlavi ascended to the throne, becoming the Shah, and Fawzia became the empress of Iran. They divorced in 1948. Their only child, Princess Shahnaz, now lives in Switzerland. Fawzia was the daughter of King Fuad and sister of King Farouk of Egypt.
Photo credit: Empress Fawzia, the Shah and their daughter, Princess
Shahnaz, in Tehran during WWII. (Cecil Beaton/Wikipedia)
