Dodi Fayed
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| Born | Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed 15 April 1955 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Pont de l'Alma tunnel, Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Car crash |
| Resting place | Fayed Estate, Oxted, Surrey |
| Nationality | Egyptian/British |
| Education | Collège Saint Marc, Institut Le Rosey, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Gregard (m. 1986–87) |
| Parent(s) | Mohamed Al-Fayed, Samira Khashoggi |
| Relatives | Adnan Khashoggi (uncle) |
Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Arabic: عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد, IPA: [ʕeˈmæːd ɪdˈdiːn mæˈħæmmæd ʕæbdelˈmenʕem elˈfæːjed]), better known as Dodi Fayed (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈduːdi]; 15 April 1955 – 31 August 1997), was the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed. He was the lover of Diana, Princess of Wales, with whom he died in a car crash in Paris, on 31 August 1997.
He was employed by his father and also worked as a film producer.
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Life and career
Fayed was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He was the eldest son of billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of Harrods department store and the former owner of Fulham Football Club and the Hôtel Ritz Paris.[1] His mother was Samira Khashoggi, sister of Saudi Arabian-born billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.[2] Fayed was a student at Collège Saint Marc before attending the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland.[3][4] He also briefly attended Sandhurst.[1] After completing his education, he served as an attaché at the United Arab Emirates Embassy in London.[4]
Fayed was the executive producer of the films Chariots of Fire, Breaking Glass, F/X, F/X2, Hook, and The Scarlet Letter. He also served as the Executive Creative Consultant for the F/X television series. Fayed also worked for his father on Harrods' marketing.[5]
Personal life
In 1986, Fayed married model Suzanne Gregard, but the couple divorced after eight months of marriage.[5]
In July 1997, Fayed became romantically involved with Diana, Princess of Wales. At the time of his romance with Diana in the summer of 1997 Dodi was engaged to an American model, Kelly Fisher. Dodi had bought a house in Malibu for himself and Fisher with money from his father.[6][7][8] Fisher subsequently announced that she was filing a breach of contract suit against Dodi, claiming that he had "led her emotionally all the way up to the altar and abandoned her when they were almost there. He threw her love away in a callous way with no regard for her whatsoever".[9]
Death
In the early-morning hours of 31 August 1997, Diana and Fayed died in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma underpass in Paris. They had stopped in Paris en route to London, after having spent nine days together on holiday in the French and Italian Riviera aboard his family yacht, the Jonikal. Neither Fayed nor Diana was wearing a seat belt. Investigations by French and British police concluded that their chauffeur Henri Paul was driving under the influence of alcohol, and paparazzi chasing the couple are also believed to have contributed to the accident.[10][11] Fayed's father, Mohamed Al-Fayed has claimed that the couple were executed by MI6 agents.[12] Fayed's former spokesman Michael Cole has claimed that the couple had become engaged before their deaths.[13]
Fayed was originally interred in Brookwood Cemetery near Woking, Surrey, but was moved to the Fayed estate in Oxted, Surrey.
Memorials
Fayed's father has erected two memorials to his son and Diana at Harrods. The first, unveiled on 12 April 1998, consists of photos of the two behind a pyramid-shaped display that holds a wine glass still smudged with lipstick from Diana's last dinner, as well as a ring Fayed purchased the day before they died.[14] The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled "Innocent Victims", is a three meter high bronze statue of the two dancing on a beach beneath the wings of an albatross.[15] The memorials were designed by 80-year-old Bill Mitchell, a close friend of Fayed and architect for Harrods for more than 40 years.[16]
See also
- Operation Paget
- Peter Pan (2003 film) dedicated to Fayed.
References
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- ↑ Paul Webster and Stuart Millar "Diana verdict sparks Fayed appeal", The Guardian, 4 September 1999
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- ↑ Mohamed al-Fayed: The outsider The Independent, 6 October 2007
- ↑ Diana and Dodi 'were engaged' BBC
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- ↑ Harrods unveils Diana, Dodi statue, CNN, 1 September 2005.
- ↑ Princes lead Diana remembrance BBC
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