The Heartbreaking Story Of Queen Soraya

[@paulday-lh5mx]

Interesting story. She was very beautiful. It just reminds us that we are not on this earth for very long.

[@koryryon4177]

I love the narrator's voice . The story is well told. Great show. Thank you

[@eleanorbarrie3527]

Scottish accent!

[@exdus235]

The most dulcet voice of the narrator is what caused me to subscribe to this channel.

[@LynneSymmonds]

Beautiful accent.@@eleanorbarrie3527

[@chupz1665]

Irish accent

[@tauroruby2894]

Yeah his voice sounds good 👍

[@johndewey6358]

Queen Soraya was and is still loved by many Iranians as their Queen.

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

No wonder. Considering Iran at present, with every woman under the heels of the priesthood of doom, surely most women and men secretly look back to the former glitz and glamour of the last Shah...

[@dianad3869]

QUEEN SORAYA IS HANDER MILIOS TIME MORE FAMOUS AND LOVING QUEEN IN WORLD NOT ONLY IN IRAN BETTER THAN FARAH MONEY LOVER

[@WolfMage888]

My mom met both the Shah and Soraya in Düsseldorf, Germany, back in the 50’s. I still have a picture card of the Shah and Soraya that they gave to my mom. She was working as a chambermaid in the Breitenbacher Hof. My mom had only good things to say about the two of them. On the last day of their stay they gave my mom a giant bouquet of flowers and a bottle of perfume as thank you gifts. Thank you for posting this little know piece of history. Great research and presentation. I am your newest subscriber!

[@junewilson1629]

After the divorce she went back to her parents in Koeln. And I believe they both actually truly did love each other regardless of the wife to whom he was married afterwards. And I could have sworn he visited her in Germany quite often. Soraya was beautiful, classy and elegant until her last day. He was actually a good looking chap until the end as well. What a shame that a male-chauvinistic culture can cause so much heartbreak.

[@tartaninka]

The Breidenbacher Hof could do with the glamour and the good service of those days. Dozens of untrained students work there nowadays

[@WolfMage888]

@@tartaninka - Agree, has greatly changed, not the flagship it once was.

[@junewilson1629]

@@tartaninka Not just the Breidenbacher Hof has untrained staff working there. It's a world wide problem. It's in the USA, Germany and Denmark that I know of. I suspect part of the problem could possibly be the pay is not what some might think it should be, another part could be it's difficult to find good people (someone who WANTS to work and learn) and then there is the real other issue that it is actually difficult to FIND people. So no telling which it is.

[@pleurmanga]

@@junewilson1629 Are you suggesting that Western culture is milk and honey?

[@MultiHumptyDumpty]

She was indeed very beautiful - she looked very much like Ava Gardner

[@ariella4444]

Ava Gardener had a lot of surgeries, but Soraya was all natural

[@Teddy54669]

Yes, I agree, she looks so much like Ava Gardner

[@bahr-pq4uo]

​@@ariella4444 ii can see that you are all over defending soraya are you related to her . did she have siblings other the one mentionned

[@CW-rx2js]

​@@ariella4444it is subjective. Everyone does not have to agree with you

[@gypsyrosallina]

Sophia Loren

[@vasanthajennings8653]

First class narration! Crystal clear pronunciation!

[@marcelbork92]

LOL

[@shantagees9425]

She reminds me of Ingrid Bergman. Also the Iranian royal family maybe very patriarchal and difficult for an outsider to live with them but at least unlike most of the other royal families in the Middle East, they allowed their women to be seen in the public looking glamorous and allowed them to have a voice. You would never hear about the women of all the kingdoms of the Middle East except Jordanian royals.

[@florastewart7957]

Jordanians always seemed like the moderates of the region

[@kathygrosvenor4464]

@@florastewart7957 It became more obvious when the King of Jordan married an intelligent American beauty, Lisa Halaby. She was to become Queen Noor.

[@Fiola_M]

Egypt as well..do more research. Queen Farida and Queen Nariman..plus princesses Ferial, Fawzia, Fadia...

[@judithcassetty486]

​@@Fiola_M.

[@jessicaal415]

A couple have mentioned Ava Gardner but to me Ingrid Bergman was the first name to come to mind as well, esp Soraya’s shape of the face.

[@PD-hy6hx]

The Iran of the 50s/60s is unrecognizable to the Iran of today. It's astonishing.

[@MarryChew]

The Iran of today is in the grip of the devil,but it won't be for long.The end is nigh.

[@margaretcastell9429]

The Iranis are now wishing for the good old days. Sick of the ayatollas. Good luck to that. It was a cosmopolitan country, no veils and women had decent lives. Tourists went there. Not any more, they made their beds.

[@57113]

The narrator was a unique story teller, with candid but with kindness and understanding, especially for this love between the shah and his second queen. There are times when love between two people just doeesn't die, regardless of being involved with other people.❤❤😌😌

[@haruk2312]

Polygamy is disgusting

[@helgardhossain9038]

I m sorry to say, this marriage has little to do with love. A promiscuous man marrying an underage girl has something to do with pedophile intentions and obtaining her virginity ... unfortunately a price men in Muslim societies love to obtain and abuse.

[@moirahill6397]

Beautiful, respectful commentary. I needed to know this story of Soraya's life. Rest in peace 🙏

[@retaparasram5439]

This is a true love story, separated because she can't have a child and when he is dying both of them were longing to see each other for one last time sad but they get to tell each other for the last time they still love each a great love story thanks for the story. 🙏🇨🇦🌟

[@semperfidelis2970]

I remember this story very well. And she was beautiful. She was so very very very beautiful

[@judithryle2113]

Not that pretty

[@azizsworld1056]

The narrator's voice and intonation was so well suited to read/voice the story. I usually don't have patience watching videos until the end because of bad narration but this one was exceptional. 👍🏻

[@anneashley5110]

Lovely Scottish voice but facts were rather incorrect. According to her biography. Was the biography incorrect? Not according to Wikipaedia. This frustrates me to hear such heart rending stories. Twisting facts to suit....doesn't often work. Someone is going to research it and once rubbished, won't watch again. Same story being narrated as well by Scottish woman. Hmmm

[@susansmith9263]

Absolutely true. I had a favorite Narrator on a television show. She had a gift for powerful storytelling. Once she left, the new Narrator is not very good and I have trouble staying engaged.

[@sophroniel]

their other narrators are horrible

[@rinadas421]

Very wisely and consciously narrated story... appreciation for the narrator...

[@angelenaboden]

I enjoyed it as i spent a lot of time in iran, or Persian as we preferred to call it from 78 to 95 with my Iranian husband and his family. I was v familiar with this story but your presentation is excellent.

[@Gypsygirl9]

Persia

[@lanaofficiel4042]

All of the Shah's three wives were impossibly beautiful ❤️.

[@Gipsymom]

He was very handsome too, as is his son.

[@annemarieschlebusch3991]

... . ​@@Gipsymom

[@bretabernstein9305]

Queen Soraya was the most beautiful of the wives. The Shah was quite handsome also.

[@zultana2078]

​@@bretabernstein9305 no. For me the first wife of sha ..the arabic girl is the most STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS. soraya face shape looks funny and have a square face like a sponge bob. 😬

[@zultana2078]

And its so funny how this commentator know that ' the in laws are cruel towards soraya'. As if he lives in the palace with them 😅😅

[@mtsardar]

Thank you for narrating the sad story of princess Soyria. Demise of shah was even worst once Ayatollah Khomein took over Iranian 🇮🇷 suffering began

[@luciaperdue5687]

@mtsardar And not anything has changed except they're lining their Bank Account's offshore. Surveillance cameras over all their properties , Ebrahim Raisi is not much better.

[@7x779]

Oh wait I thought Islam was the best

[@nafisasalie6230]

What is The Relig😢of Islam to do with this

[@7x779]

@@nafisasalie6230 it's responding to the original post. Once the Ayatollah Khomeini took over the suffering of Iran began. Perhaps I'm wrong, but the Ayatollah Khomeini was a Muslim was any question mark and wasn't that called the Islamic revolution?

[@Peter-jo6yu]

@7x779 👍👍👍

[@samin9648]

Since i was a child i've always been mesmerized by her beauty!!! I'm Iranian and first time i saw her picture on a historical book in our library. I couldn't believe her destiny. And still i don't see anyone as beautifull as her 🌺

[@FrankHarrington-h7l]

I so very much love your culture! My ex-fiance is Iranian and your culture is beautiful! Patricia Gambino Harrington (I am posting on my husband Frank's KZbin acct)

[@samin9648]

@@FrankHarrington-h7l thanks for your heartwarming comment❤ Love and respect from Iran

[@yamnjam]

The real tragedy is the downfall of Iran into a harsh and closed off society run by the Ayatollah. I hope they regain their freedom one day and that people can safely visit.

[@shaggybreeks]

True, and it wasn't even mentioned. That would have been a good time point to anchor parts of the story to. Instead, we jump from after the revolution, to a point before the Shah comes to power, as if they happened in sequence! Wow.

[@anneashley5110]

Yes you are correct friend. All I know is that in my.lifetime, when Shah was in Office, it was a safe place for visitors. In fact, so safe that, during WW2, Winston Churchill and other allied leaders signed an agreement there. A contingent of the British Army accompanied him. My father was one of them. We have his photographs as proof. Historians will know of this but dad told my son of the details. I was only interested in geographical details and culture. But the Shah did warn, and pleaded not to be deposed or Persia as it was, would implode. He was deposed as you know and when the Ayatollah took office, dad was very saddened to see the change. And the enmity that wasn't there before. Its an excellent study for a young historian. But, even months ago, I never thought I would see its womenfolk become rebellious for their freedom. Much could be said but not here. Awful that Israelis are so hated by some of that country too, preventing peace out there.

[@leilam2483]

​@@anneashley5110for visitors but not for all citizens unfortunately Shah himself led to the revolution he wasn't wise & was detached to say the least

[@fionaforward3358]

Where ever there is Islam there is trouble.They always dominate the culture that takes them in!

[@ektasharma933]

So true 🙏🏼 I think of the same

[@shundakm]

So sad. Sadly some people were just born to lose. She had a very sad life.

[@noree1111]

The narrator was excellent! The story was told in an interesting manner and kept the listener’s attention focused - which is a very important trait in a story teller ! Keep going and research more stories - I think you have a ery real talent!

[@sigmac2765]

@noree1111 As a story yes you are right. But, he was supposed to tell a historical fact that is very important to us the Iranian people. But, this guy does not provide any references for his claims. Was he there when all these happened or heard from whom or read from where?

[@anneashley5110]

The narrator was good Noree but comparing the contents with Wikipaedia, it's not strictly true. Really advise you to read the Wiki account. Lots of discrepancies. She was goaded by his family on regular basis and by Shah's Secretary of sorts who was homosexual and hated women, especially Soraya. Hmm His 'suggestions' made her see red. So would account for that 'temper'.

[@ChrisE-xy4wv]

Very much so, thank you

[@SeverinaAliceDeabreo]

​@@sigmac2765in no ft

[@gail9299]

Sounds like Scottish actor John Hannah. Don't know if it is though 🤔

[@YvonneRobinson-zw8nc]

She was very beautiful she looked a like Ava Gardner beautiful lady 👍🏽

[@josimpson7999]

I thought she looked very much like AG too.

[@ellengarcia4041]

She looked nothing like Ava Gardner

[@rebellefleur2993]

But she is all natural tho

[@sufiaamir2348]

Farah Deeba came to Pakistan and our school girls welcomed her with a show . I was part of that group of little girls from Queen Mary School Lahore . We were fascinated by the Shah and his queen.

[@kathwells8334]

Thanks for this. Did you also know that two of the Shah and Empress Farah Dibas children also met tragic ends which echoes that of Princess Soraya and her brother ? Very sad.

[@elvirafeher4254]

Princess Fawzia was beautiful.

[@rahrjiyanin8072]

I really like how you narrate this documentary. Thanks! So sad for Soraya, God bless her soul!

[@lindacosta3265]

Actually, Soraya had more love affairs than these revealed here. I remember the tabloids pointing out she had an intense relationship with the German/Jewish actor, Maximilian Shell… in this context, it is a strange omission😮❤

[@loislewis5229]

I remember Maximilian, very handsome

[@MeTreesndirt]

Cool name.

[@annelbeab8124]

​@@MeTreesndirtSchell, not Shell,)

[@anneashley5110]

This is covered in her Wikipaedia account. But I believe it was after her divorce which, once it was decided, took place quickly.

[@SeydehFatemeh-lf6ru]

So what she was single and needed companies

[@SJ-mo1fs]

My mum named me after her. When I asked her why, she said because she was just beautiful. Thankfully I don't have such a temper.

[@sorayacroton1399]

My mum named me after her too . Xx

[@sorayacroton1399]

It is a lovely name xx

[@leilam2483]

I wanted to name my daughter after her but hobby refused 😢

[@dianad3869]

It's all liars

[@tarlankasra]

@@leilam2483why 😮

[@angelawheeler7825]

Wow this man has a beautiful, beautiful voice, I really love you Sir.😮

[@exdus235]

👍👍👍

[@debse.7286]

Any woman who is cruel to a stepdaughter does not deserve any sympathy.

[@sylviarochelleamaro5888]

We need to remember, people who hurt people are, hurt themselves. Reality you can not give to others what you haven’t given yourself. That greatly includes love. We love thinking loving others gives us the love we want. Sorry it does not work. You MUST love yourself first, even if you never thought of it 😧❤️, try, try it’s all important for happiness. 👍🏼🇺🇸💯

[@kristofvandycke6687]

That, and apples. Lots of apples.@@sylviarochelleamaro5888

[@janmcevoy6631]

​@@sylviarochelleamaro5888❤❤

[@juliepashko7458]

​@@sylviarochelleamaro5888the child should have lived with her own mother, not with the father with so much on his shoulders and a difficult court of devious aunts and courtiers. Some say Soraya was poisoned hence her inability to bear a child.

[@kimhicks4781]

I have read other stories on her and never heard all this negative view before. I do not know where it comes for and doubt it is true. The whole story is a negative view of someone who is not here to defend herself. Other stories on her have all been positive. 🤔

[@dawnemile7499]

The Shah married a Vivien Leigh lookalike and an Ingrid Bergman lookalike.

[@PtolemyXVII]

Soraya looks like Melania trump….😮

[@leslielutz6140]

Huge fan of the narrator voice. And his wit.

[@exdus235]

👍👍👍

[@RomesTiara]

I watched this because it caught my attention . Sad story . Poor queen 😢

[@ShahPadayachee]

Thanks for sharing great video about the Princess Soraya Essandiary Pahlavi and Mohammed Shah Pahlavi,I myself was always fascinated with Iranian history and royal family, Princess Soraya was absolutely beautiful .Sadly her life was full of tragedy and sadness till the end and she was in deed the Princess with sad eyes .

[@athinker4024]

Immense respect for our beloved late Shah❤❤❤. May he rest in peace❤🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@chantelchapman4875]

I watched this story, because I have a gold coin with the Shah on it. He had come to visit my family in Ohio. The Shah’s right hand man gave the coin to my grandmother for her generous hospitality. Then you showed the picture of Edward VII and Wallis Simpson, they also visited my family and I have a picture of them. My family were like the Rockefeller’s of Ohio. I am not like a Rockefeller, I’m normal, but have some fun stories and pictures.

[@primesspct2]

I live in Ohio! Thats a great story! I remember in high school there were many Iranian students here. I live near Ohio Wesleyan University. Such polite young men the few i met. My best friend was a host family for 3 such young men. Their names? Reza, Reza and Hussein. They taught us to play backgammon, and I still play avidly to this day. I may have an idea of your name, but I will never tell?? LOL. I liked that you said you were normal, most of us in Ohio are pretty down to earth. I can only imagine what an honor it was to meet him, so dashing and handsome. Then came the "revolution" and alas, such a sad, sad ending to that time period! . No new friends, or old, from that country across the seas. Freedom to the Iranian people! We women of the free world are on your side, strength to our sisters!

[@kentuckylady2990]

Edward and Wallis visited Lawson’s in Northern Ohio

[@deborahmcgee7970]

@@lisbethnyheim8670ya so would I

[@mistiroberts1576]

I watched this story because I remember when the Iatola took power away from the Shah and how disgusted my parents were that Jimmy Carter refused him asylum

[@stanleyhood7354]

@c... Have you thought about writing a book and self publishing?

[@GGora]

If this was a western story, there’d be 100 movies and Netflix shows about it already

[@gangajal9292]

And????

[@petergomes8788]

I saw the Shah on his state visit to Dacca, East Pakistan (Bangladesh) in 1970. I also read autobiography of Princess Suraya translated in Bangla. "When I was Queen". So beautiful. So sad. In 1979 I returned to Dhaka after engineering study in Canada. And I met a girl. Her father's side was French. Mother's side Punjabi. I couldn't sleep at night. Her eyes and nose exactly like Suraya.

[@bahr-pq4uo]

Punjabi girl married to a French? kind of difficult to believe to begin with bc those Punjab ppl are known to kill their female newborn let alone let her marry a stranger without selling her to the highest punjabi bidder. ever watched NINA AOUILK TESTIMONY ?

[@gwenewing6837]

What happened??

[@haszana8008]

😂😂

[@AbdulAzeez-cc5je]

is she is still with u as ur wife ??

[@lfcatchall]

Wow, that was really good. Love all the details. One thing I might mention if you continue this work, sorry I haven't looked back at your channel History try to mention the dates and the ages of people a little more often. But really enjoyed this.

[@PatriciaS-t1x]

You are a wonderful story teller. You could be a film director too. Even a perfect actor. Keep your feet on the ground though. Best Wishes

[@luciaperdue5687]

Soraya brother died a few days after, they're both buried in Westfriedhof Cemetery in Munich. You take tram number 20 (richtung/direction Moosach . Tram number 20 stops at Westfried Hof Cemetery.

[@faribakeyvanfar3858]

How many times have you been there

[@luciaperdue5687]

@@faribakeyvanfar3858 At the Cemetery about twenty time's .

[@anneashley5110]

So very sad. When she died he reportedly said, 'now I have no one to talk to' and died a week later. She is buried with him and their parents.n

[@luciaperdue5687]

@@anneashley5110 I remember very well it's was all over the German Tabloids.Theres a very large Persian population in Munich and other parts of Germany.

[@deborahchoy6765]

I want to look at more stories like this.

[@eunicekayley9077]

I’d never heard of Queen Soraya. I this a fascinating story. What a life!

[@utube1629]

I have met Queen Soraya when she visited India with the Shah. What a stunning beauty she was. I am very saddened by her tragic story

[@krbailess]

I’ve never heard this story before, but I found it fascinating. 👍

[@sigmac2765]

It's just a story not a historical fact. This guy does not provide any references for his claims. Was he there when all these happened or heard from whom or read from where?

[@athinker4024]

Not everything he says is precise and correct, but it was good, overall. I'm Iranian by the way.

[@daryabaghdar4340]

@athinker4024 This guy is supposed to narrate or present a historical fact. If NOT REVERYTHING HE SAYS IS PRECISE AND CORRECT, so how could you say it’s good? If you are Iranian, I don’t understand why you should accept some garbage as GOOD and accept it as a historical fact about your country. It’s history. so if you don’t know yet, understand that he has to introduce his references.

[@athinker4024]

@@daryabaghdar4340 You are right Darya jan. I shouldn't have said it was good because it doesn't seem to be made based on well documented facts.

[@daryabaghdar4340]

@@athinker4024 I appreciate your understanding, plesae don't get me wrong.

[@pamelajanewade938]

Brilliant narrator, thank you very much. Love and blessings from Australia ❤🙏🏻

[@manuelagherghel816]

Anyone noticed that Soraya DIED on the exact day of Shah's BIRTHDAY, on 26th October ? Nobody ever knew something about the cause of her death. This "coincidence" makes me suspect rather a willful end....😢❤

[@Holly-z2i]

Perhaps she died from a broken heart. Such a sad story.

[@lidasoulikhan3112]

What a heart wrenching, sad, and tragic love story.

[@tishjanuary7379]

Agree. This came up on my feed & I decided to watch on a whim.

[@cmarq817]

Imagine her being Queen in today’s world. The magazine covers and paparazzi 😮

[@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094]

You tell these stories so well. Usually I hate celebrity stories online but you tell very human stories ⚘️

[@loisdungey3528]

Soo so sad. This was so easy to listen to; the commentator has a great voice.

[@amysanchez3699]

My husband is Persian and like most, he has very strong wishes to see the monarchy restored. I think this would be a terrible idea. They were so dysfunctional. Of course, I don't like the ayatollah either!

[@amysbees6686]

Interesting. I had no idea there were so many Persian monarchists.

[@fsheik1127]

You have a gift for story telling!

[@clickha]

Wow she really did live a sad life. Great video! 👏

[@susisjardin2459]

I am almost 80 years old and while it was tragic that Soraya was divorced because she was barren, I remember the reign of Empress Farah Diva Pahlavi well. I greatly admired her authentic and tireless work for the poor and needy, for social justice, education and women's rights. She was greatly loved by the common people whose standards of living were greatly improved. Despite all the propaganda one reads, the Shah was very forward thinking and cared about his people, fully supporting his wife's efforts. Schools and hospitals were established and thrived under their rule and it was the insidious rise of Islam which undermined the monarchy. Yes - an indulgent lifestyle was very evident and seen by many as excessive. However, one just needs to look at the British people's joyful participation in Royal events to see evidence that the public generally love the pomp and splendour associated with belonging to a monarchy.

[@susisjardin2459]

Correction - Farah Diba.

[@a2zin125]

@@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox actually that was not her reputation, exactly the opposite.

[@CW-rx2js]

In contrast, Soraya wasn't really a social worker or anything of that sort. In fact, she often complained that she had to go to poor areas and meet with poor people and help them. She was quite spoilt and borderline racist to the Iranian people despite being half Iranian. Because of her European upbringing

[@gwenewing6837]

So true

[@riachili7503]

😅

[@Chrisy0850]

She wasn't Queen.. She was an Empress!

[@lanaofficiel4042]

Soraya was only a Queen. The ONLY EMPRESS of Iran was the Shah's last wife, the ONLY wife to give the Shah his male heir Crown Prince Reza and that is Farah Diba or more correctly, the Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi, the Shahbanou Farah Diba Pahlavi.

[@mahatchiko602]

Understand your point of view. You are right, she had that grace! ❤❤

[@arnoeeuwigheid4499]

My father in law had the privilege of knowing the shah and Soraya in person, when he was stationed in Iran in the fifties, on request of the dutch government. We still have the unique pictures from those days.

[@kimhicks4781]

I felt very sorry for her because she had to divorce because she could not have children to give him a mail heir. Such a sad story

[@kylierobsoncollins6036]

I really enjoyed this. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

[@kimberlyk601]

Never heard of the story and I’m happy to see mainly because it’s the name I gave my youngest daughter… warms my heart even with such a sad story

[@Sacha-c6t]

An excellent production. Thank you.

[@SuzD0n]

Just found your channel. You're a gifted storyteller :)

[@exdus235]

👍👍👍

[@j.v.c6465]

Great story! Magnificently narratived. 🎉

[@emilycarter3246]

With all due respect, the word is “narrated”. English is full of weird idioms like that. It’s an easy mistake to make; not at all your fault.

[@ConstantlyLearning777]

What a fascinating but sad story, thank you! ❤

[@coupran1]

The negative side of Soraya has always been swept under the rug. The information you give seems to be very much in agreement with the reality. Thank you 👍🏼

[@Pagetgirl-sy2nb]

I knew parts of this story before listening to this ut not all. Fascinating account, well narrated.

[@brober]

My grandmother met the ex-Empress Soraya and said she was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen.

[@MyLolle]

🙄 she hasn't seen many women before that, i suppose...

[@ariella4444]

@@MyLolleJealous, aren’t you??? How many women have you seen in your entire life who are naturally beautiful??!!! The Queen Soraya was naturally insanely beautiful, even much more beautiful than all those women who have thousands of surgeries on their faces. But Queen Soraya didn’t need any surgery at all. She was titled as the most beautiful woman in the world all over in Europe as well as in Iran and Turkey . So who the hell are you to disagree on that????!!!!!!!!

[@tonykuli]

​@@ariella4444idiot...how can one woman's beauty surpass another's...woman are beautiful in different ways , none can monopolise it and however pretty you think you are vanity can make it ugly

[@marijosecastellivediaz3676]

@@ariella4444MyLolle is asian who she has no idea how european looks like 😂 prolly never been to europe also.. For sure she has no idea how to identify beauties which european country this woman comes from.. asian only knows surgeries 😅

[@bahr-pq4uo]

​@@ariella4444 indeed she was stunning she reminds me of Ava gardner only more feminine more beautiful. soraya could have adopted was her brother without children too ? only one brother? so to whom her wealth was transferred? who benefited financially from her death?

[@CrystalCane-yh7qc]

She was so beautiful.

[@ajantasrivastava8684]

Outstanding narration with voice modulation and inflections!!! A good job done well!!!!

[@margaretdrew2844]

I remember her . Always thought she was very beautiful . Didn’t know much about her . Only what we read in the papers ❤️

[@stefani1326-nf9iu]

I CRIED A LOT FOR THIS LOVE STORY.OUR KING&QUEEN SORAYA.I KNOW HOW MUCH OUR KING LOVED HER.&HOW MUCH HE WAS FULL OF SORROW WHEN OUR BEAUTIFUL SORAYA LEFT & ALSO WHY THEY COULDN'T MEET EACH OTHER FOR THE LAST TIME.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@yowwowtow]

Now that you point it out, yeah, most fairytales are pretty creepy 🤔

[@MrTommyboy68]

France is notoriously difficult to obtain autopsy reports due to their laws.

[@cbass2755]

Sleep outside his wife’s door on a cot? I highly doubt that. Living in a palace with all the comforts? Hum….

[@renataostertag6051]

Yes, so ridiculous. Besides, it was his first wife, Fawzia, who treated him like that. She often refused to unlock her chambers' doors and told him (in French) "for the love of God just go away".

[@BognaZone]

Maybe Fawzia had her reasons?

[@marigoldpluss]

Great narrative. Thank you. 🎉

[@renataostertag6051]

The 'sad-eyed" princess you are showing at 20:03 is Fawzia, his first wife, NOT Soraya. Fawzia also was the one with the terrible mood-swings.

[@bahr-pq4uo]

why were they divorced with fawzia.

[@anneashley5110]

So is Fawzia mixed up with Soraya re mood swings? Mum used to say,'what was she like'. Dad would smilingly reply, 'a beautiful Empress'. He wouldn't know personally of course but she was discussed alot. But dad would never be drawn on things mum wanted to know. So she often told me to ask him . 🤣🤣🤣 a child of about 11 or 12. Dad puffed on his pipe and chuckled cos I always started by saying,'mum says.......

[@arnoeeuwigheid4499]

Renata, you are absolutely correct! Soraya was NOT the one with the moodswings!

[@anneashley5110]

@arnoeeuwigheid4499 I've read that too. But she was goaded and insulted on a daily basis by Shah's mother and family. Plus the Shah's private secretary who was Swiss, was a homosexual and disliked Soraya. He was impertinent enough to ask her questions about her sex life. Then she flew into rages and ordered him out. So would I have done with a heavy inkwell following him. She had no back up which angered her. And poverty of many upset her.

[@lanaofficiel4042]

Fawzia was NEVER known in Egypt as having mood swings, Fawzia was just depressed about being married to the Shah.

[@gailcrowe727]

I think Iran was known as Persia then because the Shah was known as the Shah of Persia.

[@nanmattingly6402]

@gailcrowe727 Persia officially became Iran in 1935; he was known as the Shah of Iran.

[@Sereme18]

Nope

[@RezBabe]

Persians are one group of Iranian peoples that are spread in Eurasia with Persians being the most well-known of all Iranian tribes...Google this, to learn more: "Iranian peoples"

[@realmofthesenses]

​@@nanmattingly6402still, I remember he was referred to as the sjah of Persia.

[@heidibee501]

I don't mean to diminish the difficulties she encountered, but there are worse endings than spending your last time in a Parisian apartment with all your expenses taken care of. As l understand the last Shah was deposed by "Western influences". That must be an interesting story as well.

[@fionaewen6231]

No, he was a puppet of the west

[@kristofvandycke6687]

Yeah. When I think of hardships and hard times, I’m not thinking penthouses, expensive cars and a Hollywood lifestyle.

[@bisibisbi]

One can posess all those things and still be emotionally miserable. Sometimes I think, being famously rich and beautiful can be a hindrance of ever being happy.

[@louniece1650]

​@@bisibisbiI would rather be unhappy and rich versus unhappy and poor, but that's just me.

[@any2xml]

It was the West that brought crown prince Rezah from exile to the throne. Khomeini with the help of Mujahadheen Kalq led a popular uprising to drive the Shah out of the country.

[@CherylJoseph-wf9uk]

She must have been absolutely stunning in person❤

[@bahr-pq4uo]

❤❤❤ i watched long time ago a tragic love story called salt on our skin . the hero had the same english accent as yours . very nice .

[@heavenssanctuary4119]

although for a woman its the worst thing not being able to give life, and unfortunately in that part of the world in Asia, southern Europe, Africa, and south america they pick on women, and ridicule them for being barren, which is so cruel. she wasn't a saint herself. she was mean as hell to his daughter, to people, and i can understand the in laws being just as mean, but there's no sympathy for this woman. your status doesn't give you a free hand to be mean to others. period. may she rest in peace, and hopefully if she made it to the other side, they were together in the celestial world. many thanks for your informative video, can't wait to see some more. peace and light to all.

[@Tippy257]

I know she was rich and pretty but her life sounds horrible she didn’t seem to smile much.

[@russellwatts9877]

Really well done captivating interesting thank you

[@any2xml]

Thank you for the great piece. I only knew of Empress Farah Dibah and some political events. I didn't know that Mossadegh was serving under Rezah. Excellent narration and paced well. I worked in Iran from 1975 - 77 Nov. Iran was going through a boom. The economic disparity was widening at warp speed. Savak, the secret police was spying on everyone. Pubs and restaurants were serving alcohol. Teheran had a great night life including cabarets. It seemed like a bubble totally disconnected from the ultra traditional public. Lower class reeled with rising prices and disparity. The middle class was complaining about traffic jams. It seemed like I was witnessing a bubble.

[@SeydehFatemeh-lf6ru]

Give a bad name to a dog 🐕 comparing Savak to the Khomeini s secret police now 100 times worse

[@schaudhry4976]

That’s why the revolution happened. Country of haves and have nots.

[@SeydehFatemeh-lf6ru]

This is a very complicated subject to trying to explain lots of reasons was the cuose for so called revolution savak was trained by American FBI people forgot what was Iran like when Reza Shah took over from impudent ghajar,s and second World War where IRAN was split between England and Russia and 10 million PEOPLE DIDE from starvation thanks to mr Churchill wore policy under the Shah IRAN Was improving rapidly but people who had more expedition but didn't have the knowledge of dealing with modern life style were lost and confused as we can see now they are regret and kersing their fathers for the uprising also rising the price of oil by SHAH was a nother reason to stop the RUSSIANS INFLUENCE IRAN HAD TO HAVE RELIGION GOVERMNT so I can give you so many other reasons that why SHAH had to go .1979 middle East was stable no wore no good for Arm manufacturing factories SHAH was one patriotic man among some no good friends in power and fewe family he did his more than best for IRAN and disgrace people now we see Americans regret for helping Khomeini come to power and people of 79 for turning their back to him but good for multi bilinear Arms manufacture and Los of lives whom are in havens not suffering the life Khomeini gave them 😉

[@KaramS22]

Well narated story and informative about the Shah of Iran's wife Soraya.

[@jessiejames7492]

At his snd empress farah dibas coronation, she was dripping in exquisite jewels. Just imagine the cost of it all. I remember back then LIFE magazine had the story and full page photographs. Really magnificent

[@wayz6526]

Seperated from the one you love- a fate worse than death.

[@mosaicgirl4002]

Excellent! Great detail & wonderful photos- she was a beauty!❤

[@pauladouglas9891]

I'm surprised the Shah's daughter was able to marry someone her father didn't approve of.

[@theworldtomorrow3960]

Vanity, it’s all vanity under the Sun ☀️. What an absolute waste of energy and planning for the Shah to have an heir for the throne. He and Soraya loved each other very much, but divorced because she was barren. So, he married Farah, she gave him heirs for the throne, but what throne? All of his efforts went to waste, he was a good man, he truly loved his country and his people, he even told a reporter in the early 70s… “…I can try to forgive you if you hurt my family, but if you hurt my country and people that I will not forgive.” A highly intelligent and educated man who spoke three or four languages in full. These savage Muslims dethroned him and he died very young from cancer at the age 60. Before leaving Iran, he took with him a container full of Iranian soil/earth with him, because he loved his country so much. You don't realize what you have until you lose it for good and you should have cherished it. His son for the past 45 years has tried to gain his rightful place as the next King, but this will never happen. Iran 🇮🇷 will never be allowed to regain its glory again, these savages will never allow it. So heartbreaking, the Shah was too good for his people, they didn’t deserve to have such a wonderful leader for a king 👑. I remember so clearly that people were jumping up and down when the Shah left, they were so happy, but shortly afterwards they were hit with a very rude awakening, the liberty and freedom they were promised by the Islamic government became their worst nightmare. The Shah was turning Iran into the paradise of the Middle East, but the Iranian Muslims don't like freedom and liberty as they say they do, their version of liberty and freedom is totalitarianism, and so they got what they wanted, the Shah was too good for them, he wasn't savage enough. Be careful what you wish for, spitting in the wind can blow back to your face. At the end it’s all vanity of vanities under the Sun ☀️, it’s all meaningless, no good deed goes unpunished. RIP Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, your people didn't deserve what they had in you, too much of a good thing like prosperity, safety, and freedom was sacrilege to them. Vanity of all vanities under the Sun, it's all meaningless, because deep within the human sub-conscience there's an insatiable desire for chaos, greed, avarice and power, and only a few individuals like the Shah have the conscience and morals to put their people first. What a wicked and savage world.

[@karinadsouza4929]

So true@

[@louniece1650]

Excellent, excellent post.❤❤❤

[@Huntressrayz]

You've said it well. It takes one to lose one to know the true meaning of freedom. Iran has been in perpetual chaos ever since. Truly hope this turns around to the times when the Shah of Iran was in power. Love and strength to the people of Iran ❤

[@louniece1650]

@@Huntressrayz Amen.❤️❤️❤️

[@anneashley5110]

I truly love your reply. You really nailed it. During WW2, he hosted a summit of Sir Winston Churchill, Stallingborough and President Eisenhower. My dad in British military was there too. He was so trusted and it was a safe place for these leaders. My inscrutable dad had only praise for the Shah but of course dad saw the poverty, which seemed to be the norm after India. The Orthodox Muslims wanted power. After the war, in the 50s, the Shah and Empress stopped off in London (having been for fertility tests USA) where they dined with the Queen Prince Philip, Sir Winston and others of note. Very westernised in many things.

[@adeaston6553]

The Shah and his minions were useless as leaders but not as bad as what replaced them.

[@theresarolle9126]

It always ends with leaders worst than those people got rid of.

[@yasaman9629]

He was always better than what you can even imagine in your small world

[@micheleberenguier7208]

J'ai été fascinée par cette amour indestructible..elle était magnifique..lui un charisme indéniable. Il voulait faire de son pays. Un grand pays de culture et d'éducation..quand on voit ce qu'il est devenu c'est terrifiant..il a sûrement été très heureux avec farah qui lui a donné 4 merveilleux enfants..mais le sort a continué à s'acharner..2sont partis..j'ai pleuré comme on pleure un membre de sa famille à sa mort. J'en veux énormément à mon pays qui a accueilli Khomeini et à l'Europe et les États-Unis qui ne sont pas intervenus pour éviter le drame qu'allait vivre l'Iran avec ce terrifiant personnage. J'espère de tout cœur que l'Iran retrouvera sa place parmi les grands de ce monde. C'est une si belle civilisation

[@susansmith9263]

I read that Soraya, 69, was found by her maid, dead on the floor of her Apartment's bedroom. Apparently a massive brain hemorrhage was the cause of Soraya's death.😔🌹

[@PatriciaFields-sc6ln]

🎉

[@Curlyblonde]

Must have had an aneurysm. She would have complained about headaches on a regular basis without getting much relief from analgesics. It was a quick and sudden way to go. Up to about 40% of the population have aneurysms and don't know it, unless it is found by coincidence on an x-ray. There are no symptoms while they are small, but they eventually can get quite large before they are noticed. Often runs in families.

[@susansmith9263]

@@Curlyblonde Thank you for that information 💜

[@margaretsroga2781]

I liked the story very much. It kept my attention from the beginning to its end.

[@shanisafrin4388]

I remember queen Soraya everyday in newspaper I lived with her pain every day

[@vanessanazareth9085]

Very interesting Love Story. That ended so sadly. She was one beautiful woman.

[@Factinate]

Yes it really was.

[@Soalma63]

It was nice to hear about my namesake ❤️💕🦋

[@hb19110]

So sad1 hope they are together in Heaven.

[@miraclenichols4332]

What an incredible life!!! --& mysterious death- ❤️ this channel!!!!!

[@jaynesegman7847]

are you entertained by death? just sayin ; )

[@miraclenichols4332]

@@jaynesegman7847 I hope not! - but maybe???

[@BestLife1133]

Just watched the mini series. This was helpful!