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Some defintions of the titles in the Iranian monarchy:


Shahdokht: 'King's daughter', the title of a Princess of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Shahpur: 'King's son', the title of a Prince of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Shahanshah: 'King of Kings', i.e. Emperor.
Shahbanu: 'Lady of the Shah', i.e. Empress.
Vala Gohar: the style borne by the sons of a Princess of the Pahlavi dynasty, translated as Prince with the style of His Highness.
Vala Gohari: the style borne by the daughters of a Princess of the Pahlavi dynasty, translated as Princess with the style of Her Highness.



And some information re Anahita Pahlbod [Ann Claire Van Shaick].
born in Tehran, July 1973.

She is the grand-daughter of Princess Shams, the Shah's sister, from her son: H.H. Prince (Vala Gohar) Shahboz Pahlbod. Her mother was H.H. Princess (Vala Gohari) Boutoudine Pahlbod (b. September 1946), née Beatrice Young.

So basically, Ann Claire is a princess through her mother's lineage (although in Farsi she is referred to as Vala Gohari to make the distinction), and she is referred to as H.H. However, she is NOT a Pahlavi and even though she is using a composite name, it should be Pahlbod and not Pahlavi. I just wonder where she got the "Van Shaick" from. Her mother's family name was Young....

Information obtained from: http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Persia/pahlavi2.htm