He never gave any interview or commented on his private life, although he was associated with many famous women, including Princess Diana. It was because of the relationship with the queen of human hearts that he began to arouse great interest in the media. Unfortunately, it became so insistent that both Dodi Al-Fayed and , overpaid it with their lives.
Who was Dodi Al-Fayed? “The One You Can Rely On”
Dodi Al-Fayed was born on April 15, 1955 in Alexandria. The son of Egyptian billionaire Mohammed Al-Fayed was given the traditional Muslim name Emad, which means “one who can be relied upon.” From an early age he was spoiled by his father and certainly never lacked anything. At the age of 13, he started attending an exclusive school in Switzerland and was allegedly paid 100,000. pocket money. At the age of 19, he entered the British Royal Military Academy. It is a military school where, for example, Prince William and Prince Harry studied.
Dodi’s dream was to work as a pilot in the United Arab Emirates Air Force, but his paths took a completely different path. Initially, his father put him on the board of Harrods department store, but the son soon decided to devote himself to the industry… . He became a producer, and his film Chariots of Fire, starring Nicholas Farrell and Ben Cross, won four Oscars. The good streak did not last long. Another of his productions – “Scarlet Letter” – has already received five Golden Raspberry Awards.
Not only successes attracted attention, but also his private life. At Dodi’s side, you could see more and more beautiful and famous women. This includes e.g. about Valerie Perrine, Brooke Shields, Joanne Whalley, Winona Ryder, Tanya Roberts, Mimi Rogers, Marie Helvin, Koo Stark, Traci Lind, Julia Tholstrup and Tina Sinatra. This quickly made him a playboy.
Dodi Al-Fayed and Princess Diana aroused great interest. It ended tragically for them
One of his relationships, however, was particularly loud. Of course, we are talking about the acquaintance with Princess Diana. The Independent claims that they first met in 1986 at a polo match. Al-Fayed was supposed to be on a team competing with then-Prince Charles. Other sources say that it was Mohamed Al-Fayed who met Diana in London at one of the charity events and decided to introduce her to his son. The couple quickly established a thread of understanding, which Mohamed wanted to take advantage of and therefore invited Diana and her sons to his residence in the south of France. The Duchess took advantage of the invitation and went to Saint-Tropez in the summer of 1997.
Dodi was dating model Kelly Fisher at the time. When photos of him allegedly kissing Diana appeared in the press, the woman went berserk. In court, she demanded huge damages from Al-Fayed for being “abandoned at the altar”. However, the media was more interested in what really connects the billionaire’s son with the ex-wife of Prince Charles. Many people thought they were lovers, although the couple never confirmed it.
Therefore, the paparazzi tried to take pictures of them that would confirm this hypothesis, which on August 31, 1997 led to a tragedy. Several minutes after midnight, Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed fled from intrusive photojournalists in a black Mercedes. The car crashed into one of the pillars of the Alma tunnel in Paris. Dodi Al-Fayed and his driver Henri Paul died on the spot, and Princess Diana was tried to be saved in the hospital, but unfortunately to no avail.
Al-Fayed’s funeral was held at a mosque in London. He was initially buried in a London cemetery, but his body was later transported to a private estate in Scotland.
The couple reportedly planned a wedding. Was Diana pregnant?
After the death of Dodi and Diana, many theories and speculations about their relationship began to appear. The couple reportedly even planned a wedding. According to Father Frank Gellie, a few days before the tragedy, the Duchess had asked him if she could have a church wedding with a Muslim man.
In addition, Mohamed Al-Fayed claimed that Diana had told him shortly before the accident that she was pregnant. However, this is contradicted by the words of the forensic pathologist who explained the causes of the death of the duchess. “There was no evidence that Princess Diana was pregnant,” Dr Richard Shepherd told Dailymail.co.uk.
Source: Gazeta
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