"The city of Tehran prepares for the long-awaited Coronation of the Shah of Iran and his Empress. Decorations, flags, lights all add to the excitement and anticipation. For 26 years the Shah delayed his coronation until he produced an heir and strengthened his tiny nation's economy." Panning TLS city streets of Tehran decorated for the coronation. TLS pedestrians walking along a sidewalk decorated with flags. Family pictures of the royal family: Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Empress Faraj Pahlavi & Crown Prince Reza. 3/4 view TLS Golestan Palace. MS small Iranian flags hanging over sidewalk. TLS/MSs massive reproduction of the emperor's crown outside building. TLSs another reproduction of Shah's crown, this one made of lightbulbs, lit up at night.