AMERICAN YEARS

H.I.H. Princess Lutfiye in the US with daughter in law Terrence O'Connor...

...with daughter Perizad and son Jon Rashad Kamal

... off to a New Year party

WEDDING AT ISTANBUL'S CIRAGAN PALACE

After years in exile H.I.H. Princess Lufiye Sultan returns to her ancestral Ciragan Palace (now Kempinski hotel) in Istanbul to attend her grandson's wedding

osmanli hanedaninin dugunu
bride flanked by groom G. Comic Bikeant and latter's uncle John Rashad Kamal

H.I.H. Princess Lutfiye Sultan dancing with her son Jon Rashad Kamal

... with Princess Bala of Hyderbad

... escalier d'honneur at ancestral Ciragan Palace

ISTANBUL...

H.I.I. Princess Lutfiye at grandson's home in Istanbul, Turkey
portrait in background features Jon Rashad's great-grandfather Ottoman Sultan Mehmet Reshat V
framed gold-threaded child's dress identical to one displayed at Topkapi Palace Museum
featured dress especially commissioned in London for Jon Rashad's mother whereas matching boots were manufactured in Paris

L-R: sister Perizad, Jon Rashad, Princess Lutfiye and Hayri (relation) under portrait of ancestor Sultan Mehmet Reshat V by renown Egyptian painter Mahmoud Saiid

Jon's beloved sister Perizad Kamal

... 2013: with nephew Comet BikeAnt