Before the fall
As deputy head of the Royal Cabinet between 1944 and 1952 Hassan Youssef was one of King Farouk's closest aides. In this capacity he was party to many behind the scenes episodes. Below is his account of the dramatic last days of a monarch who dismissed three cabinets in as many months

Cleaning up the house
In the countdown to the 1952 Revolution Egyptian political leaders were trying hard to get the house in order, ultimately to no avail. Their attempts were recorded on the pages of Al-Ahram. Amina Elbendary reads the issues of February and March 1952