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Show & But closest to her heart is the education of her children, Crown Prince Reza, 14; Princess Fahranz, 11; Prince All Reza, 8, and Princess Leila, 4 "We try to make their lives as natural as possible," said Empress Farah in graceful, fluent English, "and that's not always so easy. They don't have the freedom other children have to go outside, see things and play when they want to; that's why they especially enjoy traveling, because outside Iran their lives can be more normal. Last year they went to the United States to places like Yellowstone Park and Disneyland and they really had a good time because they felt as free as other children " The children go to a special palace school attended by 45 other pupils who are taken to and from classes in a big school bus. Amencan-styl- e palace, we could prevent his being spoiled. At first, it was difficult to make his teachers understand that they should behave normally toward him that if he fell while playing, for example, they should not immediately rush over and pick him up " As heir to Iran's Peacock Throne, Crown Prince Reza carries the future of the dynasty on his shoulders and the knowledge that someday he will have to pick up where his father left off in his ambitious attempt to restore to Iran the glory and grandeur of ancient Persia A strong, determined, capable ruler who has emerged as one of the world's most formidable leaders, the Shah, or Shahanshah ("King of Kings") as he is known to his 32 million subjects, has pledged that during his lifetime Iran will achieve superpower status. To carry out this transformation aided by over $20 billion a year in oil revenues the Shah works 12 to 15 hours a day, personally supervising everything from Persian Gulf naval jewel-encrust- Teaching the teachers "It's tinued up the cause worked out very well," conthe Empress. "We originally set school for the Crown Prince bewe felt that here, inside the i maneuvers to the construction of a dam or highway. According to Empress Farah, there is evidence that some of the Shah's dynamic, independent style lys already rubbed off on the Crown Prince "He's only 14, but like his father he is an accomplished pilot," she says proudly. "And he insists on flying whenever the mood hits him." ed Need for a boy about Farah that never before has a queen had to apIt has been said proach motherhood with less privacy and under more stress. To start with, there was the immediate pressure to produce a son. The constitution of Iran states that only a male child of a reigning Shah may succeed to the throne. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's first two marnages had failed to bring forth the needed son and ended in divorce. His first wife, Princess Fawzta, sister of Egypt's late King Farouk, bore only a daughter, Princess Shanaz, now 34; and his second wife, Soraya, a native Iranian, , Vrfii n vnrjfrirfairA-- had no success at all. When Farah gave her husband an heir on Oct. 31st, 1960, she also gave him a new emotional security, say veteran court watchers. With the future of the dynasty secure in his mind, the Shah began to move in bold, innovative ways. In 1963, he initiated a broad social welfare program called the White or bloodless Revolution designed to smash the power of Iran's wealthy landlords and generally improve the g of his health, literacy and well-bein- people. Four years later, confident that his country had embarked on an era oL progress and change, the Shah after 26 years on the throne finally decreed his coronation. As if to make up for the long wait, he staged a dazzling pageant, crowning himself with the 10,400-cardiamond-and-ruby crown, and his Shah-bano- u with a lacy Consort) (Imperial diadem fashioned by the prestigious Paris concern of Van Cleef and Arpels using 1646 diamonds, 105 pearls and 72 other stones. at continued t V- - T,' a. w ? is w "i ' k - yf; sr - v V'- - - , w ( V' k I'i Vv- - y ,r . A , . r V -- V - . - "Si ck ;i;V.yv f --r- ' v W" 4 T , v, -- O tit f v 4 ' 1 ,4 'i: : -!i A ? J,?. .'. V-fl- 6 n "'4 lr m v". Vie Ml h .t r v v,x ; ,; C c , w 1' . 1 ft e rji.- - ' i x .vt - Datatminei Warning-- . The Surgson Genera! Has Health. toYour Is That Cigarette Stroking Osngarous . SMWtCO. 'ii jjh -- nimyn- 1 i- - y v h Kings & longs, !7 mg "lad " r'V 3 mg mennne, & per ogsreite FTC Report 0cl74 |
