Wonderful pictures of Farah Diba, Shan and palaces in Iran, from
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/73022/
Few pictures from the above site (and captions for 1st, 3rd and 4th pictures):
1st picture- Coronation of Empress Farah of Iran: The Nader throne in the background is studded with an array of some 53,000 precious gems - mostly rubies, emeralds and diamonds, set in a base of 23k gold.
In 1967 Tehran was the scene of one of the most glittering and pompous coronations of the century, as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was crowned to become the "Shahanshah" of Iran. "Shahanshah" is a royal Persian title which has a similar definiton as "emperor" and literally translates to "King of Kings" and dates back some 2500 years ago to the reign of King Cyrus the Great, the first "Shahanshah" of Iran. Queen Farah Diba was on the same day crowned to become "Empress Farah" of Iran, or in Persian; "Shahbaanou" of Iran. Color TV had just made it to the stores, although only the rich could afford it. And lucky were those who could see this glittering event in color, and even luckier were those who could see it in person.
3rd picture- New Year Ceremony - Iran: On "Nowrooz" the ancient Iranian new year, which marks the spring equinox, and begins with the first day of spring, the Shah's of Iran would according to tradition hold an audience at the imperial palace. This tradition dates back to the first Shah of Iran, King Cyrus the Great who ruled Iran some 2500+ years ago. In this audience, dignitaries and religious leaders from all around the world would stand in line for hours, until their turn would come to proceed towards the monarch and offer him their new year greetings. Here we see the Shah and Empress Farah, surrounded by the Imperial government of Iran, posing for their traditional New Years photo following the audience.
4th picture- The Empress wearing a turquoise and diamond tiara and matching earrings. The Empress fancied wearing dresses featuring old Persian patterns of the kind you see in the picture. She wore this outfit for the banquet in honor of President Nixon and his wife during their state visit to Iran.