hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌz ɐn ɪdʒˈɪpʃən dˈɪpləmˌæt ɹˈæmsᵻz ʃˈæfi bˈeɪ, ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚ wʌzɐ pˈoʊlɪʃɹˈʌʃən kˈaʊntɛs ˌælɪɡzˈændɹə də wˈaɪsɑːkə.
His father was an Egyptian diplomat Ramsès Shaffy Bey, and his mother was a Polish-Russian countess Alexandra de Wysocka.