Mehrdad had the ability to lead and follow, be assertive and yet unassuming, demonstrate love but with firmness, hold to a structure and yet be flexible. He was a student of life – and what a life! Princess Shams’s aunt invited Mehrdad and his two handsome brothers to tea at the princess’s villa. It was enchanting to see Mehrdad’s personality become effervescent when describing his vision of first seeing her. “She was beautiful, radiant, glowing, resplendent, and so many other words that describe beauty and perfection,” he would say.
