VietNamNet Bridge – Here are rare photos of Bao Dai (1913 – 1977), born Nguyen Phuc Vinh Thuy who was the 13th and final Emperor of the last ruling family of Vietnam, the Nguyen dynasty.

 

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Bao Dai was the only child of Emperor Khai Dinh.

 

 

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On June 1922, he was adopted by Embassy spouses Jean François Eugène Charles.

 

 

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In this photo, Bao Dai was taken in an evening gown in 1932.

 

 

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He liked aristocratic sports including gold, tennis, sailing and horse race.

 

 

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King Bao Dai and President Ho Chi Minh.

 

 

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At Ritz hotel, Paris in 1948

 

 

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At Gia Lam Airport , Hanoi in 1954

 

 

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Bao Dai and his daughter Phuong Mai at Monza racetrack, Italy in 1955.

 

 

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Bao Dai with his wife Monique Baudot, 1972

 

 

   

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