When Princess Diana Met the Golden King, Rare Photo of the Queen of Hearts at the Egyptian Museum

 

 

A rare archival photo, displayed for the first time on the Egyptian Museum's official page, features Queen of Hearts Diana, Princess of Wales, during her visit to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and her fascination with the golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun.

 

 

 

The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir was inaugurated in 1902.

 

The museum houses thousands of priceless Egyptian artefacts.

 

It contains the largest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world, including the famous Narmer Palette, royal statuary and artefacts from the age of the pyramid builders, the funerary collection of Yuya and Thuya, the grandparents of King Akhenaten, the treasures of Tanis, an extensive range of animal mummies, papyri, coffins and jewellery from different periods.