King Farouk of Egypt hosts a glittering Banquet in honour of Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran and his sister, Princess Fawzia of Egypt (wearing herVan Cleef & Arpels Tiara ) at the Abdeen Palace in Cairo after their Wedding on this day in 1939. Royal attendees included Queen Farida, Queen Mother Nazli (in her Van Cleef & Arpels Parure), and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (wearing her Diamond Palmette Tiara) among a host of Egyptian and Iranian Royal Relatives.
“Glittering” doesn’t begin to describe it! The moving pictures show incredible flashes of diamonds.