Life Outside Egypt
She was deprived of her rights and titles in Egypt by her son on August 1, 1950 because of Princess Fathiya's marriage to Riyad Ghali Effendi, which was a refused marriage by the King. Another reason for this action was Nazli's conversion to Catholicism, for which she took the names Mary Elizabeth. On 1976, she sent a request to President Anwar Al-Sadat to give her and her daughter Princess Fathiya Egyptian passports, and right of return to Egypt. Unfortunately, on the day they were leaving the United States, her daughter was killed by her ex-husband Riyad Ghali, which was an obstacle to her return to Egypt. She eventually settled in the USA, due to her painful sickness. In 1978, she died in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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