RARE personal account of the author`s relationship with King Farouk who ruled Egypt from 1932 until his exile in 1952. The author - Adel Sabit was King Farouk`s cousin, as well as government official and diplomat, who was a close collaborator and go-between for the King and the secretary-general of the Arab League during the crucial years preceding and following the disastrous 1948 war with Israel. The book contains the author`s recollections of the heyday of the Egyptian court and its grand social occasions, dominated by the fascinating figure of the queen mother, Queen Nazly, and Princess Fawzia Fuad, the first wife and Queen Consort of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Contains b&w photographs. 240x155mm. XII+243 pages. Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. Jacket rubbed and slightly scratched. Jacket edges/corners worn. Cover slightly dirty. Spine edges bumped. Pencil/pen underlining/notes on some pages. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare first-hand account of a fascinating figure and period in the modern history Egypt is in good condition.