Farouk also has a well-known quirk. Farouk learned from an old pickpocket in prison and learned a skill of stealing. To thank the pickpocket, he was released from prison for the first time. After Farouk finished his studies, he went to all kinds of dances and parties in the palace, wandered among VIPs, stole their things and kept his successful things as his personal collection. His most famous story is that he successfully stole the pocket watch of British Prime Minister Churchill, and finally the pocket watch was returned to Churchill because of the solemn protest of the British government against Farouk. Farouk also stole the funerary objects, including swords, belts and medals, from the king's body when his funeral procession passed through Egypt in 1944. People who know the inside story jokingly call Farouk "the thief in Cairo".
Farouk met a 16-year-old girl, Narriman, in a jewelry store in 1948, and immediately pursued her young and beautiful. Nariman's parents had to let her break off her engagement with her fiance, Zaki Hashem, and married Farouk, who was 3 1 year old, on May 6th,1year. Farouk prepared more than 20,000 diamonds for nariman's wedding dress, thousands of dollars for women's wear and a luxurious trip to Europe for 13 weeks.
Farouk actually made some achievements. He was an Egyptian leader during World War II and attached great importance to education. He opened many schools during his tenure, but the efficiency was not high and he was not recognized by everyone. The courtiers in the palace even secretly criticized Farouk for his poor governance.
1952, Nasser led a group of free officers to surround Tianjiao Palace (Winter Palace) where Farouk I was born. Without warning, Farouk I was forced to sign his abdication on July 26th. Farouk was allowed to go into exile in Greece and Italy on the royal yacht Mahroo Sa. He put countless treasures of gold and silver in 38 cases of champagne on the ship, but what he actually owned was confiscated by the revolutionaries. In his apartment, people not only found his private treasures and stolen goods, but also found a large number of pornographic books.