ROYAL COURT:Court Officials at Golestan Palace's Salaam Ceremony (1970's)

ROYAL COURT:Court Officials at Golestan Palace's Salaam Ceremony (1970's)
by Darius Kadivar
26-Jun-2010
 

Court Minister Abdol Ali (Aid to then Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda) and Ambassador Amir Aslan Afshar (third from left) Chief of Protocol at the Imperial Court amongst fellow colleagues.(Circa Mid 1970's)

NOTE: If Anyone Knows the names of the other two in the photo please let me know and I will add them in the caption.

The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)- Coronation Fanfare:

Handel - Sarabande:

Handel - Largo "Ombra mai fu" (from 'Xerxes') Opera :

Recommended Reading:

An Interview With Dr. Amir Aslan Afshar by Cyrus KADIVAR

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GK: Swords are no longer worn by ministers. Responding to one of my inquiries, another Iranian uncle of mine, a retired philosophy professor from France's most prestigious university, told  me the thing was European made and he wasn't very impressed by it.

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