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According to what was published by Egyptian news sites, including the authority website, that on December 1, 1970, the word was put in the end of the butterfly’s march that filled the world with laughter, play and love, and it was one of the icons of belly dancing..
Samia Gamal is one of the most beautiful dancers who managed to break into the world of art and compete with top stars thanks to her unique talent, which she revealed in a large number of works.
Because of her charming beauty, Samia Gamal found herself the focus of attention and attention of many, some of whom belonged to the artistic community, and some of them belonged to the world of politics and economics, and the matter did not stop with these,
Where the situation reached King Farouk personally, who weaved many conflicting tales and stories regarding her relationship with him that still need to be confirmed or categorically denied.
The throne that was lost by passion
In his book “The Women of King Farouk: The Throne Lost by Desire,” the writer Ashraf Mustafa goes to emphasize on the words of the great journalist Mustafa Amin,
Farid al-Atrash visited him in his office one day, and he was trembling and told him that the king had kidnapped Samia Gamal, in reference to Farouk’s interest in Samia Gamal, and his attempt to get close to her, as he told regarding the details of a night that “the butterfly” spent in the queen’s room in Farouk’s corner.
And although Farouk spent the hours he spent with her, conversing with her, confessing his love for her, and kneeling under her feet in the sanctuary of her love, but in the morning she woke up and found Farouk left the corner, and there was only “Polly” calling her to drive her in his car to her house.
A failed attempt to sit on the throne of Egypt
In the book “Cinema Yes, Cinema No: The Second Time”, we will find another confession from the writer, writer Fathy Al-Ashry, who confirmed that “The Butterfly” was the second artist who had a relationship with King Farouk.
He also revealed that Samia Gamal did not have any political role except for her failed attempt to sit on the throne of Egypt, revealing her ambition to marry Farouk, to be the queen of the country.
Farouk women
Another confirmation came this time from the writer Suhair Helmy, who spoke in her book “Farouk is unjust and oppressed” regarding the existence of a strong relationship between Samia Gamal and King Farouk, and how she was one of the “Women of Farouk”.
incomprehensible relationship
In his book “Farouq’s Nights” we will find the great writer Mustafa Amin referring to a relationship he described as “incomprehensible”, which brought Samia Gamal together with King Farouk, until it came to the point of making her the “official dancer of the palace”, despite his constant claim that he hated her, but what happened was In order to get closer to her, the king would achieve a victory over Farid al-Atrash.
Amin said that Antonio Polli, Director of Special Affairs at the Royal Palace, took King Farouk one day to a cabaret to see Samia Gamal dancing, but he did not like her and his first impression was that her “blood is heavy.” Then, one day – and speaking to Amin – Samia and Farid al-Atrash watched together, as they had an emotional relationship, which provoked Farouk’s jealousy and decided to extract Samia from him. Indeed, Polly contacted Monsieur Raphael, the palace’s party contractor, and asked him to bring Samia Gamal and her band to the palace.
And he added: “One night, the audience in the Helmiya Palace Auberge was surprised by the entry of King Farouk and sent one of his companions with a message to Samia Gamal to follow him in his car, and Samia actually went and did not believe herself and sat next to him and a conversation between them ended with accompanying him to the palace, and they spent the night together to end. With the announcement of Samia Gamal, Egypt’s first dancer.
