My husband gave me diamonds every day but still divorced
Fawzia Fuad, the most beautiful queen in the world had to end her marriage tragically because she gave birth to only one daughter. After breaking up with his ex-wife, Iran’s King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi remarried and created another perfect new queen.
It was Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari, a woman who also had a beautiful beauty that could move anyone’s heart. However, the life of this second queen contained many sorrows like her sad eyes.
A chance meeting leads to a flash engagement
Soraya was born in 1932 in Isfahan (a town in Iran). Her father was the Iranian ambassador to West Germany in the 1950s, and her mother was German. From an early age, she was sent to study abroad and was influenced more by western than eastern culture and lifestyle.
Everything happened very by chance when Soraya met the sister of the king of Iran while living in London. Princess Shams then quickly discovered that Soraya was the “jewel” in the midst of flashy England.
At that time, Soraya was a 16-year-old girl, possessing a beauty that many people loved and a rare temperament. Believing that Soraya was a perfect fit for her younger brother, Princess Shams took the initiative to invite her back to Iran to visit the royal family. The princess is determined to “settle” the king who has just divorced his wife.
Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari possesses the beauty of “ten thousand people”.
Two days after arriving in the Iranian capital, Soraya was invited to dinner with the king’s family. She met the King’s mother and other family members. The very next day, her father reported that: “The king loves you very much. Do you want to marry him?“.
Just 24 hours later, the couple got engaged. At that time, Soraya received her first gift from her fiancé: A beautiful diamond ring. The girl’s life has now turned to a whole new page.
Not long after their engagement, Soraya suddenly fell ill with typhoid and was bedridden for several weeks. At this time, the king of Iran showed himself as a passionate and romantic man when every day the King went to his fiancée, quietly placing a diamond jewelry bought by himself, on her pillow in the hope that the girl he loved would quickly recover from her illness.
And as the King’s wish, Mrs. Soraya also gradually recovered. The couple officially married in December 1951 in a lavish wedding that made many people admire. The wedding was decorated with 1.5 tons of orchids, tulips, carnations and especially this huge number of flowers were sent from the Netherlands via air.
The couple’s wedding took place in a lavish setting.
A beautiful piece of jewelry given by the Empress of Iran by her husband.
Life is not as beautiful as a dream
The wedding had 2,000 guests attended and the bride was even more gorgeous when wearing a pearl and feather wedding dress from the famous Christian Dior brand. And of course, Mrs. Soraya did not forget to use jewelry made from precious stones and diamonds given by the king.
The royal couple had happy days in the golden palace. However, that happy and harmonious life quickly appeared contradictions and rifts. Because of living abroad since childhood, the Empress of Iran has a fairly modern style, it is difficult for her to harmonize with the traditional rules in her husband’s family.
The couple used to have a happy time together.
And the most important thing is that she has never been able to give birth to a son for her husband, which the king and his family very much desire and desire to have. At the age of 22, Soraya went to the doctor when she was still unable to conceive. At this time, she received a diagnosis that it was difficult for her to get pregnant.
Soraya’s childbearing problems reached a climax in 1958 when her mother-in-law demanded a divorce. The family wanted the king to marry another wife to fulfill his obligation to have a son as heir.
At this point, King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was in a dilemma. He did not want to disobey his mother, but at the same time he did not want to divorce his beautiful wife. Then, the king gave the Queen two options: One is that she retains the throne and accepts for him to marry another concubine in order to have an heir; Second, if she doesn’t agree to this, Soraya will have to get a divorce and lose everything.
Although she still loved her husband very much, the Empress of Iran still decided to divorce. A month later, the king couldn’t hold back his tears when he announced to the people his second divorce. The king also announced that he would not remarry in a hurry. As for Soraya, she said that her husband had no other choice and she accepted to leave the king, it was her own happiness sacrifice.
Queen Soraya decided to divorce even though she still loved her husband.
The ending is heartbreaking
Stepping down from the peak of fame, former Empress Soraya gave herself a true free life. She traveled around Europe with the huge fortune she received.
After the divorce, the king still provided for Mrs. Soraya fully, he bought his ex-wife an apartment in Paris, providing monthly money. The former empress is also allowed to keep a number of luxury cars, gems and other real estate. In particular, the king still gave his ex-wife the title of “royal princess” after the divorce.
In addition to traveling, Ms. Soraya is also involved in cinema and becomes an activist. Her life from then on only revolved around precious stones with the elite, but her eyes were always sad.
After the divorce, the former Empress closed her heart.
They later called her the nickname “Princess with Sad Eyes”. Perhaps her first marriage made her suffer a lot in her heart, so the former Queen Soraya decided not to marry again. And King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi also did not remarry, later he became seriously ill and lived in loneliness.
Soraya heard this news from a friend, she quickly wrote to her ex-husband and told her that she still had feelings for him and wanted to visit him one last time. King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was deeply moved, but before she could visit, he passed away in 1980.
Mrs. Soraya has released a memoir about her remarkable life called “The Castle of Solitude”. In 2001, former Queen Soraya died suddenly in Paris in her apartment, at the age of 69. Her passing has left endless grief for fans. She used to be a noble and noble Queen, but until the end of her life, she still could not find herself a complete happiness.
Source: Daily Mail, CNN
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