 During a vacation in the south of France, Queen Nazli had begun a relationship with a man much younger than herself, the Egyptian diplomat Riyad Ghali, who was stationed at the Egyptian consulate in Marseilles.As Ghali was young enough to be Queen Nazli's son and a Coptic Christian, Farouk considered the relationship to be scandalous and was even more enraged when Queen Nazli decided to disguise her relationship by passing off Ghali as the lover of Princess Fathia, leading to frequent photographs of Nazli, Ghali and Fathia together.The frequent photographs of the three together led many to deduct about the "ménage à trois" Ghali was having with Queen Nazli and her daughter.