HRH Princess Fawzia of Egypt and Sudan was the first wife and queen consort of HIM Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran. She is the oldest daughter of Sultan Fuad I of Egypt and the sister of King Farouk of Egypt. In 1939 she married the Iranian crown prince by whom she had one daughter, Princess Shahnaz of Iran. However, the couple divorced in 1945 (not recognized in Iran until 1948) and the princess later married Colonel Ismail Hussein Shirin Bey. She is the senior member of the Egyptian Royal Family to date.
From The Mad Monarchist (27 May 2012)
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