King Farouk - 1956 | Movietone Moment | 23 June 2023

On this day in 1956, King Farouk was elected president of Egypt. Here is a British Movietone report from 1952 when King Farouk was in exile. Not long after his arrival in Naples with his wife and family, including his baby son (who succeeds him), Farouk boarded another yacht for Capri, where he has decided to stay for the time being. Cut story - KS. Royal yacht at anchor, in Naples. MS King Farouk, Queen & child boarding another yacht. Ship under way to Capri. GV Hotel Paradise. Farouk, Narriman & baby pose for : British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM57618. Find out more about AP Archive: #kingfarouk #egypt #elections Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: