Princess Fawzia of Egypt and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi were engaged in May 1938.[17][18] However, they saw each other only once before their wedding.[19] They married at the Abdeen Palace in Cairo on 15 March 1939.[12][20] King Farouk took the couple on a tour of Egypt, showing them the Pyramids, Al-Azhr University, and other famous sites in Egypt.[21] The contrast between the Crown Prince Mohammad Reza, dressed in a simple uniform of an Iranian officer vs. the lavish opulence of the Egyptian court, with the famously free-spending Farouk who wore expensive suits was much remarked upon at the time.[21] After the wedding, King Farouk had a twenty course meal to celebrate the wedding at the Abdeen Palace.[22] At the time Mohammad Reza lived in awe of his overbearing father, Reza Khan, and was dominated by Farouk, who was considerably more self-confident.[23] Afterwards, Fawzia departed for Iran together with her mother, Queen Nazli, on a train trip that saw the electricity break down several times, causing the two women to feel like they were going on a camping trip.[24]