'Was she pregnant?. "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. Luc Chikhani, the surgeon called to treat Mr Rees immediately after the crash, said it was a miracle he had survived. For this 10 day holiday she and the two princes, William and Harry, would be based at Castle St-Therese, the family's cliffside estate at St Tropez, a heavily secured compound with more than a dozen security personnel and snarling guard dogs. ``I'd just had it. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Dodi's father was also the former owner of Fulham Football Club and the Htel Ritz Paris. Was she one of those?. The Princess and the princes flew home to London on Sunday July 20 with the two boys immediately leaving their mother and joining their father at Balmoral. Just a few seconds before 10.08pm Henri Paul came through the revolving doors of the Ritz in suit and tie, a jovial smile on his face and a cigar between the fingers of his left hand. The court heard that the film-maker then went outside and borrowed a mobile telephone from a passer-by in order to call the emergency services. Meanwhile the wooing of Diana had got off to an inauspicious start. For other inquiries, Contact Us. She didn't like it while I thought it was quite a funny film. Once Dodi's death was confirmed, the 11,000 electric bulbs which usually light up the facade of the Harrods store were switched off - which at the time was owned by Mohamed. In cross examination, Mr Huth said he may have seen a "clear-coloured car" parked at the exit of the tunnel, but could not be sure as his memory was "foggy". Its not an easy thing to forget. They danced a bit in this ``empty tacky little place''. Camilla added that their father, Mohamed Al Fayed, who was at the time the owner of Harrods, Fulham Football Club and the Ritz Paris, has had a weight around him since the tragedy. Trevor believes that Dodi trusted Henri Paul, just as he trusted Dourneau who would drive the decoy car at the front. I remember hearing somebody moaning and the name Dodi being muttered but I don't know if it was once or several times. Mr Rees was present throughout the day before the tragedy and is seen in CCTV accompanying Dodi to the Repossi jewellers where Mr Al Fayed believes an "engagement" ring was bought for Diana. The crash also resulted in the. ``I was absolutely gobsmacked when I found out that they'd been alone on holiday together.'' He then went to find his friend, Mr Ronssin, who revealed for the first time that Princess Diana had been in the car. They had no idea of the ultimate plan, if there was one, about how to evacuate Dodi and Diana away from the hotel, now besieged by photographers. Dodi walked directly up to him, shook hands and chatted. The following night Diana arrived by Mercedes with no security except her driver. But he told the couple's inquest today: "[It was] basically a walk around Monte Carlo, it wasn't a stroll. In Paris on Saturday August 30, two vehicles a Mercedes and a Range Rover waited at the airport with their drivers. Diana and Dodi were killed after a . It was then that Mr Huth moved in closer to assess the state of the other victims and saw the body of Dodi Fayed, who had been captured on CCTV cameras just minutes earlier tenderly cuddling with Diana at the Ritz Hotel. He recalls mentioning this to Dodi and the princess. Dodi began his courtship of Diana clumsily while at the same time playing a tricky and secretive game with his American model girlfriend Kelly Fisher, who after his death claimed to be his fiance. [6], Through his family's production company, Allied Stars, Fayed was an executive producer of the films Chariots of Fire, Breaking Glass, F/X, F/X2, Hook, and The Scarlet Letter, and an executive creative consultant for F/X: The Series. It . It also proves that events were totally out of control from the moment the most famous woman in the world entered the Fayed circle and that the drunken, drugged up driver Henri Paul was merely the final deadly piece of a chaotic jigsaw. The inquest jury was reminded by Mr Burnett that Dr Lipsedge has said the former bodyguard's memories about the crash ended when the car left the Ritz and any recollections after this could be false memories. The events of that evening changed the bodyguard's life forever, and saw him become one of the most recognised names associated with the Princess, as he struggled to come to terms with what had happened. ``But two cars are best '' Dodi then invoked the magic words, ``It's been okayed by my father.''. He could not see the barely-conscious Princess, however, as she was trapped low in the rear footwell of the car and obscured by her boyfriend's corpse, he told the inquest into her death. Mr Huth said he tried to calm the princess's. The oldest son of former Harrods owner and billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1955. Flashbulbs started popping as photographers who had learned of the rendezvous spotted the car. The restlessness that had begun during the last few days became almost manic during the next few hours. Police, ambulance attendants and doctors implicitly contradicted claims by Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi's father, that Diana was able to talk when she reached a hospital more than 1{ hours after her chauffeur-driven Mercedes ran into a pillar in the tunnel under the Pont Alma on Aug. 31. It was a lavish engagement ring of yellow and white gold, with triangles of fire-bright diamond clusters, surrounding an emerald cut diamond of some heft. Citat: To counteract the growing tension, Trevor put the couple in the Mercedes with Phillippe at the wheel, while he and his colleague Kez Wingfield followed in the Range Rover. Dodi paused. Diana died on August 31, 1997, after suffering fatal injuries in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. By the time Dodi moved cameras were all over the car. He was trying to move and I talked to him. He was, perhaps, a little too chatty but obviously Dodi had a lot of faith in him.''. [5] He was the first cousin of the late Washington Post Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was assassinated in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2018. Former bodyguard Trevor Rees said yesterday that he remembered little else of the doomed journey and denied that he was part of a murder conspiracy. He had his jaw hanging and he was panicking. Rees-Jones survived the crash, despite severe facial injuries. Diana died on August 31, 1997, after sufferingfatal injuries in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. Now Kelly Fisher was threatening to sue for breach of contract. If anyone said that was a complete shambles I would totally agree with them. The same year, it was announced that he was to take up a job at a district security office for the United Nations in East Timor. 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." They needed a two car convoy. He was answering a question in which Ian Burnett QC, for the coroner, outlined Mohamed Al Fayed's controversial claim that Diana was murdered. He has issued only the occasional statement and rarely gives interviews. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Dodi Al Fayed was killed in car crash with Princess Diana in 1997, Princess Diana, Dodi and driver Henri Paul were all killed in the horror smash, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Earlier that summer, he was engaged to an American model, Kelly Fisher, and bought a house in Malibu, California, for himself and Fisher with money from his father. The crash happened at around 23 minutes past midnight in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris while the driver was fleeing the paparazzi who were pursuing the princess. He was the romantic partner of Diana, Princess of Wales, when they both were killed in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997. . You couldnt compare notes with anyone else whod had the experience because it was never on that scale. The paparazzi, who had been waiting outside Dodi's apartment, surrounded the entrance door as the Mercedes nosed into the street. Trevor argued it was safe to leave by the front but Dodi insisted the party should leave from the back with one car only. "She became irritated," he added. He changed his name back to Rees after divorcing his first wife, and, in 2002, he announced his intention to marry teacher Ann Scott. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. "This guy was panicking on the right. Dodi had been dating Princess Diana, who was 36 at the time, for a few months when the crash took place in a road tunnel in France. The first, unveiled on 12 April 1998, consists of photos of them behind a pyramid-shaped display containing a wine glass still smudged with lipstick from Diana's final dinner, and a ring Fayed purchased the day before they died. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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. Camilla, now 35, said: Such a cataclysmic event how could it not change our family? The BBC reports he was the son of an impoverished schoolteacher and . 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. We pay for your stories! Speaking in 2000, Mr Chikhani said: "I have never seen so many fractures on a man who was still alive." Mr Murrell, whose real name is Reuben although he is known as Ben, told the court last week that he left his job working for Mr Al Fayed after being asked to embellish his account of the afternoon of August 30. Mr Al Fayed believes that Mr Murrell was also turned against him by the security services, the jury has heard. He could never swear that they had been uttered and he never did. The bodyguards said they would have to report this to London but Henri Paul told Kez, ``It's been okayed by Mr Mohamed,'' Kez remains sure of this phrase ``Mr Mohamed'' standing out from the ubiquitous ``the Boss'' of the lads. More. Dodi died almost instantly at the scene of the crash and his body was flown to Britain, for a funeral service in line with Muslim customs. Now, their relationship . Not to a nightclub?'' She explained: Does it feel distant, like somebodys elses story? She must have felt pain. Rees-Jones was the sole survivor of the crash that killed Diana, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul. The next job would be to get the couple back to the apartment after dinner if that is what Dodi decided to do. But there's more: discover your full benefits now. 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. They divorced eight months later.[7]. Dodi Fayed, as he is more commonly . Dodi's hand went up to shield his face the princess looked anguished as she took a running stride towards the door. PRINCESS DIANA'S romance with Dodi Fayed, the Egyptian-born film magnate, was just beginning when the two died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. He added: "I got close enough to speak to the bodyguard - I know now it was the bodyguard - that was still alive, but not close enough to see that there was another person in the car, under the seat." At 1:30 a.m. it was decided to take her to the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital. He is (a) a father grieving for his son; (b) a world-class social climber robbed of ultimate legitimacy by a cruel fate; (c) a passionate whistleblower exposing an . She was agitated she refused treatment, he added. Her companionDodi Fayedand driver and security guard Henri Paul were also killed in the crash while her bodyguardTrevor Rees-Jonessurvived with horrific injuries. DrRichard Shepherd has revealed some of the queries he has received about the people's princess down the years. If you had we would have been able to phone ahead and get it sorted out,'' snapped Kes. He was the half-brother of Omar Fayed, Camilla, Karim, and Jasmine Fayed. Mr Burnett said in the letter Mr Al Fayed was "making a very clear allegation". Mr Rees took the stand at the central London. Why didn't you have the reception arranged?'' Dodi Fayed was a 42-year-old man/child with a lavish monthly allowanceby most accounts $100,000. If there was no engagement then there was no conspiracy and no murder and Fayed's theories of sinister state craft, fuelled by disbelief that the incalculable loss of a beloved son was merely an accident of negligence, fail any test of plausibility. ``We'll be leaving from the back of the hotel with just one car. Tabloid pictures had shown him kissing the Princess of Wales and were causing a global sensation. In 1997, he got engaged to American model Kelly Fisher and bought a house in Malibu for themselves using money from his dad. ``Where are they going?'' It came as Diana and Dodi had been sailing the Mediterranean Sea on board a 200ft yacht, owned by Dodi's dad Mohamed Al Fayed. These were nice conversations.''. His head was in the front of the car and I could not see his legs." He joined Trevor and Kez who presumed he was on duty. Picture: H.M. Coroner, HO/AP With the paparazzi staking out the front of the hotel, Dodi is said to have come up with the plan of tricking them by having the couple leave via the hotel's back door. "A few seconds afterward she looked at me and then closed her eyes.". At the inquest into Diana's death, accident investigator Anthony Read said he could "almost guarantee" the couple would have survived had they been strapped in and the car travelling with in the speed limit. In a book excerpted by the Daily Mail Sunday, Shepherd shared his . Driver Henri Paul was also killed in the crash. Is there any truth in that?" In 2004, it was reported that he was working as a security expert in war-torn Iraq. This was the ring that ``proved'' the engagement of Diana and Dodi. Princess Diana's cause of death was officially a severed pulmonary vein. There was nothing in Henri Paul's behaviour that raised a red flag though he was in the two bodyguards' company for a matter of five minutes. ``He didn't click with me as a person. . British and French police investigations have concluded that Diana and Dodi died because their chauffeur, Henri Paul, was drunk and drove too fast through a Paris road tunnel. You can respectfully suggest that this plan is crap, that you need more blokes, which I did, but if they don't listen to you, then your hands are tied.''. She added that if future episodes feature Dianas romance with Dodi after she got divorced from Prince Charles that it will be emotional for the family. The lawsuit was later dropped out of respect for Dodi's family after he and Diana died in the car crash. ``Look, get your shots as they come and go without hassling them and hold off from any pictures while they are in transit,'' Kez said. The Playboy was linked to a string of famous women - including rumours he dated actresses Brooke Shields, Winona Ryder and Nancy Sinatra. T he sole survivor of the crash which claimed the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed, has finally decided to speak. Enter email address Dodi Fayed, Diana's boyfriend and the son of an Egyptian billionaire, was also a victim of the car crash. However, it's unclear how serious the two were: Princess Diana had. Jerome Reilly listens to The Bodyguard's Story. He had been appointed by the Fayed family to protect Diana during their trip to Paris, but . After the tension of the trip Dodi was trusting an ever smaller band of people. The allegations were largely brought by former Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed, the father of Dodi. Mr Huth was then shown a picture of paparazzo Romauld Rat who, the jury has heard, was one of the first photographers to arrive at the scene. On 31 August 1997, Princess Diana, Dodi and their driver Henri Paul were killed in a crash in the city's Pont de l'Alma tunnel after leaving the Ritz Hotel. Minutes later Dodi popped his head out of the suite and confirmed it all. The first thing he saw, he said, was the smoking wreckage of the car in the middle of the road. He was taken, along with the Princess, to La Pitie Salpetriere Hospital in Paris and in the following weeks, underwent extensive reconstructive facial surgery. Mohamed reportedly spends 300 days a year sitting beside his sons body for hours at his lavish mausoleum in the grounds of his mansion in Surrey. 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. Fayed took these dreamy meanderings as gospel testimony because they suited his own theories of a deep love and betrothal between his son and the princess and a deadly plot to stop it in its tracks. He is said to have once commented: "There's no-one in the world who has got to live with what I have got to live with." Her death prompted an unprecedented. 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. I'm with three people now (Dodi, Diana and Fayed's wife Mrs Heini) on my own. I realised he had professional materials." Mr Rees took the stand at the central London inquests into the deaths of Diana and her lover, Dodi Fayed, still bearing scars on his face from the August 1997 crash in Paris. He broke every bone in his face and suffered serious chest injuries. I told them that I thought one was alive and described the accident," he said. The lovers spent time in the South of France and Sardinia before flying to Paris where they later died. [18] The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled Innocent Victims, is a 3-metre (10') high bronze statue of the two dancing on a beach, beneath the wings of an albatross. Paul was speeding and over the drink-drive limit at the time of the smash. A 20-minute recording of the call was played in London in 2007 during the inquest into Diana's death. Both men felt there was no way to check without causing offence. It was not made clear whether this was the mystery white Fiat Uno believed to have collided with the Mercedes shortly before it crashed that police have been unable to trace. Dr Shepherd was the pathologist who carried out post mortem examinations when 35 were killed in the Clapham rail disaster in 1988. Few hours like somebodys elses story two vehicles a Mercedes and a Range Rover waited at the Dodi... 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