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: Soraya’s striking emerald-green eyes made her a global fashion icon, often compared to the biggest stars of Hollywood. The Shadow Over the Peacock Throne

Brigitte Janson (who also writes under the name Brigitte Kanitz) skillfully captures Soraya's transition from a queen to a private citizen in Europe. Although she later pursued a brief acting career and remained a socialite in Paris and Rome, she never remarried, carrying the "freedom like a scar" until her death in 2001. Ikonen Ihrer Zeit 08 Brigitte Janson Soraya...

Readers are treated to vivid descriptions of the "Märchenhochzeit" (fairy-tale wedding), featuring: : Soraya’s striking emerald-green eyes made her a

: A Christian Dior creation adorned with thousands of diamonds and marabou feathers. Readers are treated to vivid descriptions of the

The novel begins in 1950, when the 18-year-old Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary—the daughter of a Persian prince and a German mother—meets Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. It is described as love at first sight, leading Soraya to move from Berlin to Tehran for their opulent 1951 wedding at the Marble Palace.

: The Shah's family and advisors relentlessly pushed for a successor, suggesting he take a second wife—an idea Soraya’s European upbringing made her reject .

: In 1958, duty to the dynasty officially triumphed over love. Their divorce was announced, and Soraya was forced into exile at just 26 years old. Legacy of an Icon