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date: 20 May 2025

Farouk 1920–65
Egyptian monarch, King 1936–52 

  1. The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left—the King of England, the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts and the King of Diamonds.
    addressed to the author at a conference in Cairo, 1948; Lord Boyd-Orr As I Recall (1966)