Princess Fadila of Egypt
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Dominique-France Loeb Picard (born 23 November 1948), also called Princess Fadila of Egypt, is the ex-wife of Fuad II
, former King of Egypt and the Sudan
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on the Psychology of Women in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
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, whom she married on 16 April 1976 in Monaco. Although she married Fuad II after the loss of his throne, she was still styled Her Majesty Queen Fadila of Egypt by monarchists. The marriage ended in divorce in 1996, and since 1999 she is styled Her Royal Highness Princess Fadila of Egypt.
Fuad II of Egypt
Fuad II was the last King of Egypt and Sudan.- Biography :He ascended the throne on 26 July 1952 upon the abdication of his father King Farouk I following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952...
, former King of Egypt and the Sudan
King of Egypt and the Sudan
King of Egypt and the Sudan was the title used by the Egyptian monarch from 16 October 1951 until the abolition of the monarchy on 18 June 1953....
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Biography
She was born to a Jewish family in Paris as the daughter of Robert Loeb and his wife Paule Madeleine Picard. When a student of 29 she wrote her doctoral thesis at the SorbonneSorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
on the Psychology of Women in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age...
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Engagement and marriage
At Monaco's royal palace, she met and began her courtship with HM King Fuad IIFuad II of Egypt
Fuad II was the last King of Egypt and Sudan.- Biography :He ascended the throne on 26 July 1952 upon the abdication of his father King Farouk I following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952...
, whom she married on 16 April 1976 in Monaco. Although she married Fuad II after the loss of his throne, she was still styled Her Majesty Queen Fadila of Egypt by monarchists. The marriage ended in divorce in 1996, and since 1999 she is styled Her Royal Highness Princess Fadila of Egypt.
Divorce and financial difficulties
The marriage was dissolved in 2008 with the style and title removed by Fuad. In 2002, her Paris apartment was taken from her due to her outstanding debts.Children
They have 3 children:- HRH Muhammad Ali, Prince of SaidMuhammad Ali, Prince of SaidPrince Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id is the heir apparent to the currently abolished thrones of Egypt and Sudan.He was born in Cairo the grandson of king Farouk and Queen Nariman, and the elder son of Fuad II and his former wife, Fadila...
(born 5 February 1979) - HRH Princess Fawzia-Latifa of EgyptPrincess Fawzia-Latifa of EgyptPrincess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on 12 February 1982, and she is the daughter of Fuad II by his wife, Fadila .-External links:* - by Christopher Buyers...
(born 12 February 1982) - HRH Prince Fakhruddin of EgyptPrince Fakhruddin of EgyptPrince Fakhruddin of Egypt was born in Rabat on 25 August 1987, and he is the son of the last King of Egypt and Sudan, Fuad II, by his wife, Fadila .-External links:* - by Christopher Buyers...
(born 25 August 1987)
Titles from birth
- Miss Dominique-France Picard
- Her Majesty The Queen of Egypt
- Her Royal Highness Princess Fadila of Egypt
- Ms Fadila France Picard