Queen Alia, who sadly died in an helicopter crash in 1977 at the age of 28, was one of the most loved royals names in the Middle East. Born Born Alia Baha ud-din Toukan, she was the daughter of Jordan’s first United Nations. She married King Hussein in 1972 in a lavish private ceremony.
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Alia who was known for her beauty and elegance was one of the youngest monarchs of UAE, actively working as a State leader. Her wedding was attended by the most notable names in UAE and even made the cover of international magazines. Alia and Hussein had three children together.
Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s marriage was to Egyptian Princess Fawzia Fuad was an exceptionally beautiful ceremony - almost out of Great Gatsby’s pages. Princess Fawzia was the daughter of King Fuad I, and married the famous Shah at a splendid ceremony in Cairo in 1939. The Princess wore a custom-made vintage floor-length gown and some extraordinary traditional diamond jewellery.
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Fawzia was the Queen of Iran till 1948, which was the year she divorced the Shah.
Princess Basma was the only daughter of King of Jordan, Talal, and Queen Zein married Colonel Timoor Daghistani in 1970 in a traditional ceremony. Basma was not just an Oxford graduate, but also relentlessly worked for charities, especially for women’s rights. The ceremony was talked about for days and was one of the most expensive embellishments involved.
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They had two children, but their marriage only lasted a few years, and they divorced in the late ‘70s.