Marriage To King Fuad
On 26 May 1919, Nazli married the Sultan of Egypt, Fuad I, at Bustan sarayi, Cairo. She later moved to the Haramlek in the Abbasiya Palace. She was under a lot of pressure from her husband, and was threatened that she would stay in the Haramlek if she didn't have a son for the Sultan. After the birth of their only son, Farouk I, she was allowed to move into Koubbeh Palace with her husband. When Fuad's title was altered to King, she was given the title of Queen. She then had 4 daughters: Fawzia, Faiza, Faiqa, and Fathiya.
Restricted to the palace throughout most of Fuad's reign, Queen Nazli was nonetheless allowed to attend opera performances, flower shows, and other ladies-only cultural events. It was said whenever the royal couple fought, she was slapped by the King and confined to her suite for weeks. It was also said that she tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of aspirin. She accompanied the King during part of his four-month tour of Europe in 1927, and was much feted in France in view of her French origins. With the introduction of parliament in 1924, the she was among the royal attendees at parliament's opening ceremony seated in a special section of the guest gallery.
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