The remains of Queen Farida of Egypt, consort of King Farouk I, were moved to the El Rifa’i Mosque in a ceremony attended by two of her grandchildren. She was known as Safinaz Zulficar before becoming Queen. The remains were moved from Old Cairo’s Imam El Shafei cemetery following a notice from the government that [read more]
Marguerite was born on 9 December 1890 in Paris into a working-class family; her father Fermin was a driver, and her mother Marie was a housekeeper. Marguerite had a normal upbringing until her younger brother was killed one day while in her care. After being blamed by her parents for this, Marguerite was sent away [read more]
The future Princess Fadila of Egypt was born Dominique-France Loeb-Picard on born 23 November 1948 as the daughter of David-Robert Loeb and Paule-Madeleine Picard in Paris, France. Not much is known about her life before she met the deposed King Fuad II of Egypt. He had reigned briefly as King of Egypt as an infant, [read more]
The mummy of one of Egypt’s most famous female pharaohs, Hatshepsut, is set to be moved in a grand parade in Cairo on 3 April organised by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. On Saturday, 22 mummies will be moved from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to a new home in Fustat’s National Museum [read more]
Shivakiar Ibrahim was born on 25 October 1876 as the daughter of Prince Ibrahim Fahmi Pasha, a member of the Muhammad Ali dynasty of Egypt, and Najivan Hanim. Her great-great-grandfather was Muhammad Ali Pasha, who is considered to be the founder of modern Egypt. Unfortunately, very little is known about her youth. On 30 May [read more]
With many of us stuck at home and unable to travel, the Egyptian Tourist Board has now virtually opened the 5,000 years old tomb of Queen Meresankh III. She was the daughter of Hetepheres II and Prince Kawab, who were brother and sister. She married the pharaoh Khafra, and they had four sons and at [read more]
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