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TopFoto Secure Exclusive Rights Across Royal Archive

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TopFoto is proud to announce that they have secured the exclusive rights to digitise and licence the photographs of the Imperial Iranian Archives.

The picture above is Cuernavaca in southern Mexico. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran with HIM Shahbanou ( Empress ) Farah of Iran c.1979 - The photo was taken by their son Reza who had come from the United States to see his parents and take this picture back with him.

The photographs are a fascinating, warm, and detailed record of the Royal Family. In time for the major anniversaries (see below) TopFoto presents Her Imperial Majesty’s childhood; her life with the Shah and their family; and the exile from Iran.

1300 images are available now on www.topfoto.co.uk, search for Iranian Archives. All images are fully watermarked – clean hi res are available immediately on request.

Anniversaries:
14 October 2008: Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, born Diba, Shahbanou of Iran, will celebrate her 70 birthday
16 January 2009: 30 years since the Iranian Royal family left Iran for the last time.

Posted by Will Carleton
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