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