comprising two Royal presentation signed photographs: one of King Faisal II (1939-58), signed and dated 20.9.46, and one of Prince Abdullah ibn Ali, Iraqi Regent 1953-58, signed and dated 20/8/45, and by the photograper, both in mounts with Iraqi royal crown and framed; a silver dish with inscriptions "From the Queen Mother Christmas 1945", a gift from Queen Aliya of Iraq (mother of Faisal II, d. 1950); and a Limoges cup, saucer and tea plate with Iraqi royal crown, part of a dinner service
one photograph 23 x 18.4 cm.(6)

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Sir Harry C. Sinderson Pasha (1891-1974), MBE, MVO, CMG, personal physician to the Iraqi royal family in the 1920s and 1930s.

Sinderson, after service as a medical officer in the First World War, was posted to Iraq in 1919, where he was one of the senior medical personnel in the country, involved in the treatment of smallpox. In 1927 he established the Baghdad Medical College, which under the King's patronage became the Royal College of Medicine of Iraq. He became involved with the royal family, acting as their doctor, and was the anaesthetist during Faisal I's appendix operation. In 1941 he helped the Prince Regent escape during the attempted coup. He left Iraq in 1946 but was still in touch with Faisal II just before the king's assassination in the 1958 coup.

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A group of memorabilia relating to King Faisal II of Iraq (1939-58) and the Iraqi Royal Family
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