Event - 1998-10-02

1998, October 2nd: The grandest party of the year was held at Aiglemont, Mowlana Shah Karim's residence and stud farm at Chantilly, outside Paris, on the occasion of Mowlana Hazar Imam's wedding with Begum Inaara. Some of Europe's most important personnalities attended, including President Giscard d'Estaing of France, and 34 royalties such as Bulgarian King Simeon, Prince William Alexander of Hollande, Imperatrice Farah Pahlavi, Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia and 23 ambassadors for a total of around 700 guests. Several papers covered the story: Point de vue under the title "Aga Khan IV: Le salut à la Begum", Paris Match under the title "Le bal de l'Aga Khan pour sa Begum". See English description in Timeline.