Why did the last queen of Iran make money by writing memoirs in her later years?

As the last queen of Iran, Farah Pahlavi’s name is not well-known because the regime of her husband, King Pahlavi, was overthrown, and their family could only live in exile. But as a woman, Farah's life is an inspirational history. The contrast between the first half of her life and the second half of her life is so sharp that anyone who listens to it will sigh.

She fell in love with the king at first sight and got married. The "uncle" chased the girl crazily and eventually became the first crowned queen of Iran

Farah was born into an Iranian aristocratic family and worked in Tehran and Paris. Study abroad in other places. When she was 19 years old, she met the Shah of Iran Pahlavi during her return to China.

Pahlavi was already 38 years old at the time. He was deeply attracted by the bright, beautiful and generous Farah. As a result, two men and women with a huge age difference and completely different identities immediately began a plot that is unique to modern idol dramas: regardless of their identity, status, and age differences, they started a passionate love.

The reason why I say this is because King Pahlavi is not a simple single king. Considering his 38-year-old age, it can be imagined that there is no king who is still single at such an old age. In fact, Pahlavi not only got married, he got married twice.

For the first time, Pahlavi married an Egyptian girl. She was a princess of the same family as him, and the most important thing was that she was very beautiful. That is Fasya Fouad. As a princess, she naturally has her own little personality, so she has always felt that life in Iran is very different from her own living habits after marriage. Therefore, he quickly filed for divorce and returned to Egypt.

For Pahlavi, this meant being divorced, which was obviously unusual because he met a woman who bravely set boundaries with herself. But the second woman was equally extraordinary. Pahlavi was probably on the verge of tears.

It turns out that this second woman is called Soraya Pahlavi. She comes from a prominent family in Iran. She is so beautiful that it is common for her to be on the cover of magazines. Soraya met Pahlavi at the age of 16 and was so fascinated by the king that she got engaged that night. But he never expected that Soraya, who was as beautiful as an angel, could not have children. In the end, Pahlavi had no choice but to divorce.

This is another unusual marriage, and it is said that it was made into a movie by an Italian director. It can be imagined from this that although Pahlavi is 38 years old, he has rich experience and is very familiar with love. Therefore, his pursuit of Farah at that time made Farah, who can be called a girl, unable to refuse.

Of course, if you have money and power, you will naturally have better conditions to pursue a girl. Therefore, during his love affair, Pahlavi not only spent a lot of jewelry, jewelry and other valuables, but also gave Farah a wedding comparable to Princess Diana. Therefore, Farah was nicknamed "Iranian Rose" by the Iranian people.

For Farah, this was the most dazzling period in her life. The crown given to her by Pahlavi was set with the "Sea of ??Light", one of the largest pink diamonds in the world.

Pahlavi called this pink diamond the "Eye of Light", which means that Farah was his light. It can be seen that this "uncle" is very affectionate and how Farah can resist.

In a word, in order to express his love for Farah, Pahlavi gave away too many things, especially various gems, diamonds and the like.

Not only that, but it also set a precedent for Farah in Iran for more than 3,000 years, making her the first queen to be crowned in Iranian history. Therefore, it is not wrong to describe the love Farah enjoys as sweet to the point of being cloying. I believe all women envy her.

She enjoyed glory in the first half of her life, but withered and went into exile in the second half. She lost her husband in middle age and lost her son in her later years. The former queen could only rely on herself

In such a happy love, Farah Immediately, Pahlavi gave birth to two sons and two daughters.

Pahlavi, who had a son in middle age, almost raised Farah to the sky and named him regent. According to Iranian law, if the king dies first and the crown prince is under 21 years old, the queen can act on behalf of the king.

Through Pahlavi’s behavior, we can completely see that he already regards Farah as his own. Everything in the world belongs to him, and that belongs to Farah. So affectionate, one cannot help but say that Farah is really married to love.

However, something unexpected happened. In 1979, Pahlavi's position as king suffered an accident due to a national coup. The national army turned against him, and the king's family fled in panic. They first went to Egypt, and soon went to Mexico, Panama, and the United States.

Maybe Pahlavi was hit hard by the coup, so he died in Egypt the next year. There is a legend that Pahlavi died of cancer, but when he fled the country, it was not discovered that Pahlavi was terminally ill, so the true cause of his death is unclear.

Farah was now middle-aged and had no place to live with his four children. She had to sell her jewelry and immigrate to the United States. This kind of life lasted for more than ten years, and the royal family, who was once rich in the world, turned into a poor person living in poverty. I think Farah's children couldn't accept it, so the ending for the children she worked so hard to raise was not happy.

By 2001, Farah’s youngest daughter Leila Pahlavi had been in poor mental condition and suffered from depression and insomnia.

This could not but be said to be caused by a mental shock, or it could be that she could not see the hope of life, so Laila chose to commit suicide and died after taking sleeping pills in a London hotel.

It was impossible for Farah not to be affected, but she held on firmly and strongly. Ten years later, Farah once again faced the pain of bereavement in his life. But this time, what she lost was her son. That was her youngest son, Ali Reza Pahlavi, who shot himself.

What could be a heavier blow than this? A woman enjoyed the ultimate happiness in the first half of her life, but lost her husband and children in middle age. This is like life through a mirror, everything is like a dream. Farah's pain and sadness were invisible to no one, but they were all hidden in her heart.

Perhaps because she has experienced too much, or she may be really short of money (the outside world thinks she is trying to survive), so Farah published a book "Eternal Love: Pahlavi and I" years". Anyway, Farah herself was very emotional. She said at the time: This is the first time in my life that I have personally made money. What kind of sigh is this? If a woman only starts to make money when she is old, doesn’t that mean her life is unsustainable?

Farah said this in his book:

I, Farah Diba, am not a girl before marriage, nor a queen after marriage. My name is Farah. woman, married to a man named Reza Pahlavi, and now, I am the widow of that man, therefore, my real name is Farah Pahlavi. This is Farah, a woman who has returned to earth after experiencing life in the clouds.