Farouk of Egypt

King Farouk

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Travel safely with us to Upper Egypt and book our day trips to Luxor and travel further south to stunning Nubia and explore all the options our day trips to Aswan have to offer. During several visits abroad, Farouq became a kleptomaniac because of his tendency to damage personal objects belonging to other rulers, even if of low value, such as a sword belonging to his brother-in-law the Shah of Persia or a watch from the home of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.

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Back in 1936, King Farouk decided to expel all English employees working in the palace service. This included his private driver and the King's private guard. The only ones who were allowed to stay were the first pharmacist until the end of his contract and the nannies of his sisters, the princesses.

He asked the government to revoke the privileges that the British ambassador was receiving.

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