Faruk Collection

King Faruk and Queen Farida of Egypt after their wedding
King Faruk(1920-1965) and his bride at the banquet given at the Koubbeh Palace in Cairo: an occasion when Queen Farida discarded the veil she had worn during the marriage ceremonies

Farouk I of Egypt, 1936
Farouk I of Egypt (1920 - 1965), aged 16. Farouk was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936. Date: 1936

Enthusiasm on the eve of King Faruks wedding
Police keeping the eager populace at bay during one of King Faruks many public appearances in Cairo prior to his marriage to Farida, the daughter of Yussuf Pasha Zulficar

The royal couple acknowledge Cairos ovation
King Faruk and his Queen standing together on the balcony of the palace; only one of their many appearances to satisfy the demands of the loyal Cairenes

Public celebrations at the royal wedding
Public entertainments in Cairo to celebrate the royal wedding of King Faruk to Farida. Military bands played in public parks and native quarters

A busy time for the police: King Faruks wedding
Attempting to hold at bay the people that thronged round the Abdin Palace and nearly penetrated the courtyard. The Sphere reports that, " The crowds were good-humoured enough

Car jumpers escort Nahas Pasha to the royal wedding
Cairos youth escort Nahas Pasha, the recently deposed premier, when he returned to the city for the royal wedding of King Faruk to Queen Farida

King Faruk of Egypt and his bride
King Faruk of Egypt(1920-1965) and his bride Miss Farida Zulficar(1921-1988), shown before their marriage

Royal wedding commemorative medal
The medal commemorating the marriage of King Faruk of Egypt(1920-1965) and Queen Farida(1921-1988)

Royal marriages dissolved
King Faruk of Egypt(1920-1965) pictured here with his wife Queen Farida(1921-1988), and the Shah of Iran and his wife Empress Fawzia(eldest sister of King Faruk)

The royal wedding cake
The immense wedding cake of King Faruk and Queen Farida of Egypt

Miss Farida Zulficar(1921-1988), shown when engaged to marry King Faruk of Egypt. Prior to her marriage, Farida was know by her Persian name of Sasi Naz, meaning Pure Rose

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