Rare pictures of Naser Aldin Shah Qajar’s funeral

One of the most oft repeated anecdotes about the Shah was a comment made to the Prince of Wales while attending a house party at the invitation of the Duke of Sutherland. The Shah thought the duke was ‘too grand a subject’ and announced ‘you’ll have to have his head off when you come to the throne’. The Shah had met the Duke and Duchess previously at their London residence Lancaster House (in the precincts of St. James’s Palace) so it is unlikely the remark was anything more than a quip.