Later Years in Paris
During her last years Princess Soraya lived in Paris on 46 avenue Montaigne. She occasionally attended social events like the parties given by the Duchess de La Rochefoucault. Her friend and event organizer Massimo Gargia tried to cheer her up and make her meet young people.
Princess Soraya was known to have taken Internet Lessons at the Cybercafe de Paris (now Cremerie de Paris). She was a regular client of the hairdresser Alexandre Zouari. She also enjoyed to go to the Bar and the Lobby of the Hotel Plaza Athénée located opposite her apartment.
She was often accompanied by her former lady-in-waiting and loyal friend Madame Firouzabadian Chamrizad. Another friend was the Parisian socialite Lily Claire Sarran.
Princess Soraya did not communicate with the Shah's third wife Farah Diba, even when both of them lived in Paris.
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