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SORAYA IS POSING IN FRONT OF A PIANO IN THE LIVING-ROOM OF HER VILLA

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is posing in front of a piano in the elegant living-room of her villa, furnished in classic style, in the Appia Antica near Rome. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

CLOSE-UP OF A SENSUAL SORAYA NEXT TO A BUNCH OF RED ROSES

Close-up of Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, in a sensual pose, next to a bunch of long stem red roses in her house in the Appia Antica. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA IS SMILING IN THE GARDEN OF HER VILLA

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is leaning on a tree trunk of the garden of her villa in the Appia Antica. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA IS SMILING NEXT TO A BUNCH OF RED ROSES

Close-up of the Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, next to a bunch of long stem red roses in her house in the Appia Antica near Rome; in this city she has begun her career as a movie star. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA IS POSING WITH A RED ROSE IN HER HANDS

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is smiling with a long stem red rose in her hands in her house in the Appia Antica near Rome. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA IS POSING IN FRONT OF THE BOOKCASE OF HER LIVING-ROOM

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is posing with a book in her hands in front of the bookcase of her living-room. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA IS LEANING ON THE WOOD ENTRY GATE OF HER VILLA

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is leaning on the wood entry gate of her villa in the Appia Antica near Rome. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA IS SMILING OUTSIDE HER VILLA OF ROME

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, smiles leaning on the wood entry gate of her villa in the Appia Antica. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA NEXT TO A BIG TREE

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, touches a tree trunk with her left hand in the garden of her villa in the Appia Antica near Rome. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA POSES WITH A BUNCH OF RED ROSES

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is smiling next to a bunch of long stem red roses in her villa in the Appia Antica. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA WITH HER MOTHER EVA KARL IN THE LIVING-ROOM OF HER VILLA OF ROME

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is seated next to her mother Eva Karl in the elegant living-room of her villa; the two women are looking at some photographs while drinking a cup of tea. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA SEATED ON A SOFA AND LOOKING THOUGHTFUL

The former empress of Persia Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is seated on a sofa and looking thoughtful. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA IN FRONT OF A PIANO IN THE LIVING-ROOM OF HER VILLA

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is posing in front of a piano in the elegant living-room of her villa, furnished in classic style, in the Appia Antica near Rome. Rome (Italy), 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA IN THE GARDEN OF HER VILLA IN ROME

Princess of Iran Soraya (born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari), the second wife and Queen Consort of the late Shah of Iran, is leaning on the wood entry gate of her villa in the Appia Antica near Rome; after the divorce from the Shah, she is known as the sad princess. Rome, Italy, 1964. (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/Sergio del Grande)

SORAYA SKIING IN ST. MORITZ, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kuerzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt Soraya mit ihrem Skilehrer Schmidhauser, bei dem sie seit Jahren schon Unterricht nimmt. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows Soraya with her ski instructor Schmidhauser, who has been giving her lessons for years. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SORAYA ON THE PISTE WITH JOURNALISTS, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kuerzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt sie in Begleitung von Reportern auf dem Weg zur Piste. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows her accompanied by reporters on the way to the piste. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SORAYA SKIING IN ST. MORITZ, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kuerzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt sie beim Skifahren auf einer Piste bei St. Moritz. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows her skiing on a piste near St. Moritz. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SORAYA SKIING IN ST. MORITZ, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kuerzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt Soraya mit ihrem Skilehrer Schmidhauser, bei dem sie seit Jahren schon Unterricht nimmt. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows Soraya with her ski instructor Schmidhauser, who has been giving her lessons for years. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SORAYA ON THE PISTE WITH JOURNALISTS, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kuerzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt sie in Begleitung von Reportern auf dem Weg zur Piste. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows her accompanied by reporters on the way to the piste. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SORAYA SKIING IN ST. MORITZ, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kuerzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt sie beim Skifahren auf einer Piste bei St. Moritz. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows her skiing on a piste near St. Moritz. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SORAYA SKIING IN ST. MORITZ, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kuerzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt sie beim Skifahren auf einer Piste bei St. Moritz. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows her skiing on a piste near St. Moritz. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SORAYA IN ST. MORITZ, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kuerzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt sie mit Skischuhen und Skistoecken im Eingang eines Hauses. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows her with ski boots and ski poles in the entrance of a house. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SORAYA AUF DER PISTE MIT JOURNALISTEN, 1959 SORAYA ON THE PISTE WITH JOURNALISTS, 1959

Am Hochzeitstags des iranischen Schahs mit seiner neuen Frau FarahDiba besuchten Reporter die kürzlich von ihm geschiedene Ehefrau Soraya, die sich an diesem Tag in Sankt Moritz aufhielt. Das Bild zeigt sie in Begleitung von Reportern auf dem Weg zur Piste. On the wedding day of the Iranian Shah with Farah Diba, reporters visited his recently divorced wife, Soraya, who was in St. Moritz that day. The picture shows her accompanied by reporters on the way to the piste. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/ALFRED STROBEL)

SHAH AHMED REZA PAHLEVI AND HIS WIFE EMPRESS SORAYA

Schah Ahmed Reza Pahlevi und seine Ehefrau Kaiserin Soraya bei einem Besuch in Muenchen.. Shah Ahmad Reza Pahlevi and his wife Empress Soraya on a visit to Munich.. (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/Jenoe Kovacs)

IRAN MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Persia, in full dress with his second wife Soraya Esfandiari on the day of their wedding. Teheran, 12th February 1951 (KEYSTONE/Mondadori Portfolio/)

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Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (right), and wife Queen Soraya Esfandiary, circa 1950s. CSU Archives/Courtesy Everett Collection (KEYSTONE/Everett Collection/)

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The Shah of Persia and his bride, Soraya Esfandayiari, seen after the wedding ceremony in Teheran's marble palace...Soraya wore a silver and ice-blue lame gown glittering with 6000 diamonds and worth 1,500,000...14th February 1951 (KEYSTONE/UNITED ARCHIVES)

FRANKREICH MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI

Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari, links, und Schah Mohamed Reza Pahlavi, rechts, am 8. Aug. 1953, in Paris. Ihr Name bedeutet Siebengestirn, und sieben Jahre war die junge, schoene Soraya Kaiserin von Persien. Doch dann musste die von den Medien als Maerchenprinzessin gefeierte Tochter einer Deutschen und eines persischen Fuersten abtreten: Wegen Kinderlosigkeit wurde die Ehe mit Schah Reza Pahlewi vor 50 Jahren geschieden. Die Person in der Mitte ist nicht identifiziert. (AP Photo) --- Princess Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari, left, the second wife of the former Shah of Iran Mohamed Reza Pahlavi, right, are seen in this Aug. 8, 1953 photo. Man at center is unidentified. (AP Photo)

IRAN ROYAL FAMILY

Queen Soraya has difficulty in keeping her hat in place in a high wind as she is seen off by the Shah of Persia and her step-daughter Shahnaz at Tehran Airport, on September 27, 1951. The Queen is going to Switzerland to consult a physician. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo)

SCHWEIZ SORAYA 1959

Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiary, Mitte, undatierte Aufnahme. Soraya, die zweite Frau des Schahs von Persien, ist tot. Die vom Schicksal hart gepruefte, ehemals glanzvolle Prinzessin starb im Alter von 69 Jahren in Paris eines natuerlichen Todes, hiess es nach Angaben der Polizei von Donnerstag, 25. Oktober 2001. (KEYSTONE/Hans Ueli Bloechliger)

SCHWEIZ MAXIMILIAN SCHELL SORAYA

Persian Ex-Empress Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiary, left, Maximilian Schell (1930-2014), right, and German Shepherd Texy spend their winter holidays in Adelboden, Switzerland. Pictured at Hahnenmoos on January 20, 1964. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str) Die persische Ex-Kaiserin Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiary, links, Maximilian Schell (1930-2014), rechts, und der Deutsche Schaeferhund Texy verbringen ihre Winterferien in Adelboden. Aufgenommen auf dem Hahnenmoos am 20. Januar 1964. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str)

IRAN QUEEN SORAYA OF IRAN

Queen Soraya of Iran, the second wife of the late Shah of Iran, at the Royal Palace in Tehran on March 28, 1957. Soraya died 69 years of age in Paris on Thursday, October 25, 2001. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Str) === === [Cropped Version of Image ID 1521990]

FRANKREICH SORAYA ESFANDIARY

Queen Soraya Esfandiary of Iran, wife of the former Shah of Persia, waves in Munich, Germany, on March 6, 1955. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Str) === ===

FRANKREICH SORAYA ESFANDIARY

A picture dated 02 December 1986 shows Soraya Esfandiary, the second wife of late Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlewi, in Paris. (KEYSTONE/EPA PHOTO/PASCAL GEORGE) === ===

FRANCE OBIT PRINCESS SORAYA

Princess Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari, the second wife of the former Shah of Iran, is seen in this Jan.25, 1992 file photo in Paris. Princess Soraya has died in Paris Thursday Oct.25, 2001. She was 69. She married Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlewi 50 years ago. The childless marriage lasted seven years.(AP PHOTO/Jacques Brinon)

FRANKREICH SORAYA ESFANDIARI BAKHTIARI

Princess Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari, the second wife of the former Shah of Iran, is seen in this June 9, 1991 photo. Princess Soraya has died in Paris Thursday Oct.25, 2001. She was 69. She married Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlewi 50 years ago. The childless marriage lasted seven years.(AP PHOTO/Michel Lipchitz) -- zu unserem Korr --

SORAYA ESFANDIARY BAKHTIARY

Soraya, Ex-Kaiserin von Persien, als Zuschauerin bei einem Sportevent in Paris, Frankreich 1972. Former Persian Empress Soraya as a spectator of a sports event at Paris, France 1972. (KEYSTONE/UNITED ARCHIVES/Wolfgang Kühn)

SORAYA ESFANDIARY BAKHTIARY

Soraya, Ex-Kaiserin von Persien (links), mit der britischen Schauspielerin Jackie Lane, 1970er Jahre. Former Persian Empress Soraya (left) with British actress Jackie Lane, 1970s. (KEYSTONE/UNITED ARCHIVES/Wolfgang Kühn)

SORAYA ESFANDIARY BAKHTIARY

Soraya, Ex-Kaiserin von Persien, 1980er Jahre. Former Persian Empress Soraya, 1980s. (KEYSTONE/UNITED ARCHIVES/Wolfgang Kühn)

SORAYA ESFANDIARY BAKHTIARY

Soraya, Ex-Kaiserin von Persien, bei einer Abendgesellschaft, 1980er Jahre. Former Persian Empress Soraya at an evening event, 1980s. (KEYSTONE/UNITED ARCHIVES/Wolfgang Kühn)

SORAYA ESFANDIARY BAKHTIARY

Soraya, Ex-Kaiserin von Persien, bei einer Abendgesellschaft, 1980er Jahre. Former Persian Empress Soraya at an evening gala event, 1980s. (KEYSTONE/UNITED ARCHIVES/Wolfgang Kühn)

SORAYA ESFANDIARY BAKHTIARY

Soraya, Ex-Kaiserin von Persien, 1980er Jahre. Former Persian Empress Soraya, 1980s. (KEYSTONE/UNITED ARCHIVES/Wolfgang Kühn)