A low-key Islamic funeral took place at a Cairo mosque Tuesday, as relatives of Egypt’s last King buried his daughter, Princess Ferial. The Princess died on Sunday after a long bout with stomach cancer in Switzerland.
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Attending the funeral was Ferial’s only surviving sibling, Ahmed Fouad. He is the last living child of King Farouk, who ruled Egypt from 1936 until a revolution overthrew him in 1952.
Also in attendance was Ferial’s daugher, Princess Yasmine, from her marriage to Jean-Pierre Perreten.
Born in Alexandria, the Princess was the eldest child of King Farouk and Queen Farida. She had two younger sisters, plus two half-brothers by her father’s second marriage to Queen Narriman.
Egypt’s last dynasty reigned for 150 years until a republic was established. Prince Fuad is the current claimant to the throne.
King Farouk was known for saying the King of England would be one of the last Kings around.
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