Oath Of Allegiance To King Farouk (1938)

Cairo, Egypt. Shortly after the wedding of Egypt’s 18-year-old King Farouk we see army officers swearing allegiance to the King with their hands on the Koran, the Holy Book of Mohammed. Commentator talks of Nahas Pasha, leader of the Wafdist Opposition being deposed as the King’s adviser, which has divided the country. L/S of King Farouk appearing on the balcony of the Abdin Palace. The men below cheer; others seem to be holding them back. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All