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- She rejected the Shah's suggestion that he might take a second wife in order to produce an heir, as he rejected her suggestion that he might abdicate in favor of his half-brother. In March 1958, their divorce was announced.
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Oct 16, 2024 · In 1958, the Shah tearfully announced their divorce; Soraya said it was ‘a sacrifice of my own happiness’. A year later he married again, to Farah Diba, with whom he had four children, including two boys.
After the divorce, the Shah, who had told a reporter who asked about his feelings for the former Queen that "nobody can carry a torch longer than me", indicated his interest in marrying Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, a daughter of the deposed Italian king Umberto II.
- She Was A Spoiled Heiress. Soraya was groomed for a royal destiny from the very start. The only daughter of Iranian nobleman Khalil Esfandiary and his wife, the German heiress Eva Karl, Soraya grew up in luxury and spent her adolescence shuttling between Berlin and Isfahan while attending the best finishing schools.
- She Had A Foul Temper. Soraya was famous for her half-Iranian, half-German good looks even as a gangly teen—but underneath she wasn't so pretty. She had a notoriously Teutonic, brusque manner coupled with a bad temper, and could snap in an instant when someone annoyed her.
- A Single Photo Made Her Queen. Soraya’s legendary beauty preceded her, quite literally. Around 1948, the Queen Mother of Iran, Tadj ol-Molouk, was on the lookout to get her son Shah Mohammad Reza a new wife.
- She Was Too Young. The Queen Mother was so gung-ho about Soraya, she sent over one of her daughters to see what the girl was made of. There was just one creepy fly in this ointment: At the time, Soraya was only just finishing up school and was still a painfully young teenager.
Oct 26, 2001 · In 1958, the shah divorced Soraya after they failed to have children. Though she lost the title of empress, the shah conferred on her the title of ''royal princess'' at the time of the...
- She Was a Spoiled Heiress. Soraya was groomed for a royal destiny from the very start. The only daughter of Iranian nobleman Khalil Esfandiary and his wife, the German heiress Eva Karl, Soraya grew up in luxury, spending her adolescence shuttling between Berlin and Isfahan while attending the best finishing schools.
- She Had a Temper. Half Iranian and half German, Soraya was famous for her beauty even as a gangly teen—but beauty wasn’t the only part of her charm. She had a notoriously Teutonic, brusque manner underneath her feminine good looks, and wasn’t afraid to speak her mind directly and openly.
- A Single Photo Made Her Queen. Soraya’s legendary beauty preceded her…literally. Around 1948, the Queen Mother of Iran, Tadj ol-Molouk, was on the lookout to get her son Shah Mohammad Reza a new wife.
- The Royal Family Tested Her. The Shah’s sister dutifully flew over to see what the young, beautiful Soraya was made of. Well, our girl must have passed the test, because the princess became convinced that Soraya was perfect for her brother.
Apr 13, 2017 · Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Soraya married in 1951, but the marriage was short-lived. The shah divorced her in 1958 because she could not give him an heir.
Jan 7, 2024 · After seven years of marriage, Queen Soraya and the Shah faced a distressing reality: she was infertile. She hadn't borne a child, forget a male heir. Even extensive medical checkups confirmed her inability to bear a child.
