On the birthdates of Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfiq and other Egyptian royalty

He was born in 1875, so he was only 5 when the Blunt met Ali Pasha Sherif for the first time, 24 when he owned what was probably his first Arabian (Saklawi II) in 1899 (according to his herd book), and 32 when he decided to dedicate himself solely to the breeding of Arabian horses (according to Lady Anne’s Journals).

His brother Abbas Hilmi II was born in 1874 a year later.

Prince Yusuf Kamal was born in 1882, and was only 25 when he dispersed the stud of Prince Ahmed Kamal his father.

This puts things in perspective.