Posted by Lily P on May 20, 2015, 4:40 am, in reply to "Re: Request"
Thought this might be of interest. I think Queen Victoria's description is the picture that Brian posted earlier up on this thread. It's a pleasure to post these entries but we must remember that they were edited by her daughter, although I don't see any reason why these would have been.
The grand Vizier, who with my sons was in the same carriage as the Shah, got out first & then the Shah. I stepped forward & gave him my hand, which he shook expressing to the Gd Vizier my great satisfaction at making the Shah's acquaintance. Then took his arm & walked slowly upstairs, & along the Corridor, the Gd Vizier close behind, & the Princes & Princesses, including all the Persian ones, the ladies, &c following, to the White Drawing room. The Shah is fairly tall & not fat, has a fine countenance & is very animated. He wore a plain coat (a tunic) full in the skirt & covered with very fine jewels, enormous rubies as buttons & diamond ornaments, the sword belt & epaulettes made entirely of diamonds, with an enormous emerald in the centre of each. The sword hilt & scabbard were richly adorned with jewels, & in the high black Astrakhan cap, was on aigrette of diamonds.
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