Soraya, Queen Consort and second wife of the Shah of Persia, with her mother and the secretary (from left) before leaving for Teheran with 48 suitcases. In front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes 1953.

In the bright sunlight of Cannes, Queen Soraya, second wife of the Shah of Persia, descends the steps of the Carlton Hotel with her mother in 1953. Dressed in elegant, dark cropped trousers and cat-eye sunglasses, Soraya holds the leash of her small terrier as her platinum-blonde mother walks beside her. The women, accompanied by a secretary partially visible behind them, were photographed shortly before their departure for Teheran, a journey for which they had packed 48 suitcases.

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Pets, Sunglasses

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