Dodi's sister Camilla, pictured with their billionaire father Mohamed Al Fayed, said Dodi's death has changed their family Credit: Reuters. Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE The summer in 1997 saw Princess Diana become the focus of relentless media attention after she embarked on her relationship with Dodi. DODI Al Fayed's life was cut tragically short when the car he was travelling in with his lover Princess Diana crashed in Paris, killing both of them. Paul was speeding and over the drink-drive limit at the time of the smash. But the biggest if only, in Diana's case, was within her own control.". The only occupant wearing a seatbelt was bodyguard Rees-Jones. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Investigations by French authorities and British police both concluded that Paul was driving too fast and that he was impaired by a mixture of alcohol and prescription drugs. In the car was driver Henri Paul, with Diana and partner Dodi Fayed in the back seats of the Mercedes, and Fayed's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, sitting on the right of the driver, in front of Diana. Wreckage from the Mercedes, he said, was thrown half-way up the tunnel due to the force of the crash. He then went to find his friend, Mr Ronssin, who revealed for the first time that Princess Diana had been in the car. Professor Andre Lienhart, who investigated Dianas medical treatment for a French examining magistrate, spelt out for the jury in detail how she was treated in the battle to save her life on the night of August 31, 1997. The lovers spent time in the South of France and Sardinia before flying to Paris where they later died. ", While he was trying to get her out, she turned her head and, according to Dorzee, realized that the driver, Henri Paul, was also dead. Speaking to The Times magazine, Camilla Fayed, who was 12 when the tragic event took place in Paris on August 31, 1997, said it is impossible to move on. View our online Press Pack. "I saw a broken leg that I remember clearly of a man in blue jeans - I guess with a double fracture under the knee - and a boot, a cowboy boot," he said. In the car was driver Henri Paul, with Diana and partner Dodi Fayed in the back seats of the Mercedes, and Fayed's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, sitting on the right of the driver, in front of Diana. The Royal Family was initially just told Diana had a broken arm, and Charles was even making plans to visit her in hospital after the crash. View our online Press Pack. Dodi's father was also the former owner of Fulham Football Club and the Htel Ritz Paris. "The driver unfortunately had his head inside," said Huth, speaking in sometimes awkward English. Dodis father, Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed, says Diana and his son were killed by British security services acting on the orders of Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeths husband and Dianas former father-in-law. He broke every bone in his face and suffered serious chest injuries. Dr Shepherd also maintains she would have walked away on the fateful night and been alive to see the her sons Harry and William get married had she worn her seat belt. DODI Al Fayed's life was cut tragically short when the car he was travelling in with his lover Princess Diana crashed in Paris, killing both of them. Through the smoke pouring out from under the car bonnet, Mr Huth said he also could make out the body of Dodi Fayed, wearing blue jeans and cowboy boots, slumped between the front seats of the mangled Mercedes. Her driver lost control of the car as it tried to outrun paparazzi on motorbikes. His experience also includes working on the terror attacks on 9/11, in Bali in 2002 and the London 7/7 bombings in 2005. A symbol of kindness and humanity, and a mother of two, Princess Diana was only 36 years old when she died. In 2008 at the inquest into Diana and Dodi's deaths, Mohamed Al Fayed's press spokesman Michael Cole said the couple had been engaged. "I remember I heard precisely the screeching of tyres and then one shock, two seconds after, another shock and a third, stronger shock," he said. Dodi Fayed, as he is more commonly . The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Dodi Fayed's father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, has claimed that Diana and Dodi were killed in a plot that was "arranged for or carried out" by security services on behalf of Prince Philip, the . Mr Rees replied: "I am aware that has been said, sir, yes." Instead, she was hurtling forward with the weight of one and a half elephants, and the human body is not designed to suffer those forces.. "Veins, of course, are not subject to the same high-pressure pumping as arteries. [4][5] He also briefly attended Sandhurst. As he returned to the tunnel, however, he came across a man of North African appearance fighting with one of the photographers he has seen earlier. Eventually, surgeons realized that her heart had given out. While the medical team removed her from the vehicle, she had the first of a number of heart attacks and had to be revived by massage. The Mercedes carrying Diana and Fayed was being followed by a pack of paparazzi as it entered the tunnel. Before dating Diana, Dodi was in a relationship with American-born model Kelly Fisher. The oldest son of former Harrods owner and billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1955. Tragic Death. She was 36. Huth, now a filmmaker, said he was former dentist and had some training in emergency medicine so he rushed to the scene to see if he could help. Enter Mohamed Al Fayed, the controversial Egyptian business tycoon and then-owner of department store Harrods, who extended Diana an invitation to visit his villa in St. Tropez along with her sons . DrRichard Shepherd said he was inundated with questions about Princess Di's autopsy but has long refused to reveal intimate details. Who was Dodi Fayed? "Her eyes were open and she moved, talking to me in a foreign language. Among areas he is likely to give evidence on will be the crucial question of the doomed plan for Mr Paul - who was not a chauffeur - to drive the couple that night as part of a ruse to evade the paparazzi. iHeartRadio app. "He sustained severe head injuries and it is quite common for this to cause major problems with memory. "It might be the person, but I cannot be sure," he replied. Now, their relationship has taken centerstage in the fifth season of Netflix's The Crown. "I did not see what I learned after, that there was another person underneath, the princess," he added. The only survivor of the crash was Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, who had worked as a private security guard for Mr al-Fayed at Harrods in London before guarding the princess and Mr Fayed . Mr Murrell, who gave evidence by video link last week, is being recalled today and is listed to appear before Mr Rees. "I saw a broken leg, that I remember clearly, of a man in blue jeans, I guess, with a double fracture under the knee, and a boot, cowboy boot," he said. In his statement, read to the inquest, he said: "He is an exceptionally strong person who has not suffered from depression or post-traumatic stress since the accident. The Metropolitan Police is assessing new information it has recently received about the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed in 1997. At traffic lights in the Place de la Concorde he saw a motorcycle pull up on the right-hand side of the car and flashes from a camera. [20] In January 2018, it was announced that the statue would be returned to the Al-Fayed family. Dec. 14, 2006 -- Princess Diana was not pregnant or engaged to be married when she died in 1997 and there was no conspiracy to murder her or Ehmad "Dodi'' al Fayed, an exhaustive three-year . Dodi's father was also the former owner of Fulham Football Club and the Htel Ritz Paris. 2. "I was worried and really concentrating on the fact that I should call for help to try and help these people," he explained. 'Was she peaceful?' When she suffered a cardiac arrest, every effort was made to resuscitate her and in hospital she went into surgery, where they did identify the problem and attempted to repair the vein. Not to be confused with the Indonesian footballer, Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 01:58, [emd ddin mmmd bdelmenem elfjed], "Princess Diana's 'Secret' Connection To Missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Revealed", "Two Ladies, Two Yachts, and a Billionaire", "Model claims Fayed jilted her for Diana", "Kelly Fisher Drops Lawsuit Against Dodi", "Diana shock claim: Princess would be alive if she had worn seatbelt pathologist", "Diana jury blames paparazzi and Henri Paul for her 'unlawful killing', "Dodi Fayed's remains re-buried in secret", "Jeweler: Diana, Dodi picked engagement ring CNN", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dodi_Fayed&oldid=1139624124, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 01:58. "She became irritated," he added. Mr Ronssin told him there had been an accident in the tunnel so Mr Huth ran down to offer his assistance, arriving just two to three minutes after the Mercedes crashed. He worked as a junior officer in theUnited Arab Emirates air force, stationed in London, but he soon moved into the film industry - producing films such as Chariots of Fire and The Scarlet Letter. But, sadly, by then it was too late. The car crashed into a pillar in the tunnel. Mohamed al-Fayed is one person eager to speak. After Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed's fast-paced and glamorous courtship, it was only natural that Fayed would take Diana to the Ritz Parisafter all, his father Mohamed owned it. She was agitated she refused treatment, he added. The princess's chest had been compressed in the crash, damaging both her right lung and her heart. She died from injuries sustained in the car accident. The cause of death also explains how Diana could be conscious and able to speak to rescuers, but her condition quickly worsened. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Mr Burnett said: "What is being suggested by Mohamed Al Fayed is that you are part of a conspiracy to suppress the truth that his son, the Princess of Wales and Henri Paul were murdered by the British security services, MI6, call them what you will." He split his time between theKhashoggi homes in Paris, the Riviera, Cairo and his father's home in Alexandria, Egypt. She must have felt pain. Princess Diana, Dodi and driver Henri Paul were all killed in the horror smash but bodyguardTrevor Rees-Jones survived. Shepherd has revealed Diana's fatal injury was "tiny" - and he has never seen a similar cause of death in his decades as a top pathologist. When she saw her friend was dead, I think she said, "My God.' For other inquiries, Contact Us. Richard Shepherd is a top UK pathologist asked to review Diana's autopsy. I always made sure I never said anything in all the cases of public interest I was involved with that hadn't already appeared in the press. 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