Princess Badiya, born to the last king of Hejaz, lived through tumultuous times including the fall of her family's kingdom and the tragic death of her relatives in a coup. Despite a privileged childhood, her life was marked by loss and political upheaval. In 1958, she narrowly escaped death when her family was massacred during a military coup in Iraq. She later fled to safety with her own family, eventually settling in London. Her story is one of survival amidst royal tragedy and political violence.
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1. Princess Badiya was born in 1920 in Mecca.
2. Her father was King Ali, the last king of Hejaz.
3. The Kingdom of Hejaz fell when Badiya was nearly 4 years old.
4. Badiya's family fled to Iraq, Baghdad after the fall.
5. King Faisal I, Badiya's uncle and king of Iraq, died in 1933.
6. King Ali, Badiya's father, died two years after Faisal I.
7. King Ghazi, married to Badiya's sister Aliya, died in a car accident in 1939.
8. King Faisal II took over in 1953 with 'Abd al-Ilah as his regent.
9. Princess Badiya got married and had three children.
10. A military coup occurred on July 14th, 1958.
11. King Faisal II and the royal family were killed during the coup.
12. Princess Badiya survived and fled to the Saudi embassy for help.
13. The Saudi embassy sheltered Princess Badiya for a month.
14. Princess Badiya left Iraq for Cairo on April 12th.
15. She later moved to Switzerland and then Great Britain.
16. Princess Badiya was titled "The Heiress of Thrones."
17. She wrote a book called "Memoirs of The Heiress of Thrones."
18. Princess Badiya died on May 9, 2020, at the age of 100.
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