Marriage and Children
In 1976, the former king married Dominique-France Picard (née Loeb, born 1948), the daughter of Robert Loeb and his wife, Paule Picard. She converted to Islam and assumed the title Queen Fadila of Egypt. The couple had three children before they divorced in 1997.
Their children are:
- HRH Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id (born 5 February 1979)
- HRH Princess Fawzia-Latifa (born 12 February 1982)
- HRH Prince Fakhr Eddin (born 25 August 1987)
In May 2010, he recorded a television interview with "ON TV" talking about his visit to Egypt, and how he felt about the Egyptian people, and their view of his late father.
Read more about this topic: Fuad II Of Egypt
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