 The funeral service held in Rome was attended by his mother, Nazli Sabri.King Faisal of Saudi Arabia stated he would be willing to have King Farouk buried in Saudi Arabia, upon which President Nasser said that the former monarch could be buried in Egypt, but not in Rifai' mosque.The body of King Farouk returned to Egypt on 31 March 1965 at night and was secretly buried in Hosh al-Basha, the Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt Burial Site in Imam Al-Shafi‘i area.