When HRH Princess Ferial Farouk was born in Montazah Palace, Alexandria , on November 17 1938, her arrival into the world was met with great jubilation. She was the first born of Egypt's last monarch, King Farouk and as such, nationwide events were organized to mark the occasion These included clothing distributed to thousands of poor, free breakfasts given to 10,000 poor people and the distribution of one Egyptian pound to each of the 1,700 families who also gave birth on the same day. At the time of her birth her father was a mere 18 years of age and his wife, Farida, a mere 17. Princess Ferial was later joined by two more sisters, Fawzia and Fadia, from her parents and a half brother Fuad from her father's second marriage. In 1952 when her father's throne was overturned, Princess Ferial moved with her family to exile in Italy. She was educated privately and at finishing school Grand Verger in Lutry, Switzerland. In 1966 her wedding to Swiss Jean-Pierre Perreten took place in Westminster, London. Together the couple had one daughter, Yasmine, in 1967, although the marriage later ended in divorce. Ferial, the last surviving daughter of Egypt's last monarch King Farouk, passed away on 29 November 2009 after a fight with cancer. In her interview with Ricardo Karam she talks for the first time ever about her family's exile and how they lived in the decades after the revolution. She also addresses the rumours and myths that surround her father's life. This exclusive interview with Ricardo Karam took place in Geneva, Switzerland.