Jerome Reilly listens to The Bodyguard's Story. Zero information coming from Dodi. The crash also resulted in the. Dodi's hand went up to shield his face the princess looked anguished as she took a running stride towards the door. Sat 10 Jan 2009 19.01 EST. Rees was haunted by the guilt of his survival and would wake suddenly in the night as memories of that fateful night ran through his mind. I saw the two airbags were open. Getty Princess Diana died following a car crash in Paris, France, on August 31, 1997. ", "All I have ever done is given the truth as I see it." ``I accept the evidence of the post mortem but there was not a single suspicion that he had any drink taken let alone was actually drunk,'' he said. Scroll down for more {9} It is the evidence of another former Fayed security man Ben Murrell that Mr Rees telephoned him that night to say that Mr Paul was drinking and he thought it was unprofessional. Dodi Fayed was a close confidant of his . No action. 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Wreckage from the Mercedes, he said, was thrown half-way up the tunnel due to the force of the crash. He was, perhaps, a little too chatty but obviously Dodi had a lot of faith in him.''. She later claimed Dodi had dumped her for Princess Diana and tried suing him for $500,000 because she said she had sacrificed her modelling career to marry him. "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. 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.. He joined Trevor and Kez who presumed he was on duty. Is that true? 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. '', They were followed by journalists but Trevor had asked them not to take any photos during the journey, especially at traffic lights and junctions. He married model Suzanne Gregard in 1986 but they divorced after just eight months together. He had his jaw hanging and he was panicking. ``No straight back,'' said Diana laughing. Dodi stormed. Camilla said that Netflixs The Crown has made Dodis death a subject again, as the latest season featured Princess Diana joining the royal family for the first time. ``I'd just had it. Dodi doesn't want a bodyguard.''. The tough cross-examination he underwent from some of the lawyers is thought to have deterred other paparazzi from giving evidence and to have worried French authorities. In 2008, transcripts of phone calls . Virtual silence, that is, but for one interview with the Daily Mirror shortly after the crash which he now says he agreed to give only under duress from his employer. 22:21 GMT 23 Jan 2008. 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. Daniel Eyraud, the surgeon who treated her, said the hemorrhage was discovered only after X-rays. 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. But he was informed at 3.45am UK time that the Princess had died of her injuries. ``They did what we asked.''. Trevor had heard the second in command of security at the Ritz say this plan had been okayed by Fayed. Price tag 130,000. 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. Trevor Rees-Jones is aware that the rather gaudy chunk of gold and precious stones exists, but insists that Dodi and Diana didn't buy it. He broke every bone in his face and suffered serious chest injuries. They took off for the hotel surrounded by screaming motorcycles, chasing and darting around the target vehicles, sometimes two to a bike so a photographer could focus the powerful zoom lens. 3-min read Dodi Fayed's ex-girlfriend is still haunted by the death of Princess Diana. The couple divorced after eight months. 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. [10] She dropped the lawsuit shortly after Fayed's death.[11]. I do not remember if the motorbikes followed us, but I do know that journalists were following us.'' [16], Fayed was originally interred in Brookwood Cemetery near Woking, Surrey, but was re-interred on the grounds of the Fayed estate in Oxted, Surrey in October 1997. LONDON (AP) _ Dodi Fayed was buried Sunday after a swift and simple Islamic ceremony in Britain, a country that denied his father citizenship but welcomed his millions in investment. "I remember I. Dodi's father was also the former owner of Fulham Football Club and the Htel Ritz Paris. Pathologically there was no evidence that Princess Diana was pregnant, but some women say they know they're pregnant from the moment of conception. Trevor Rees-Jones told Weekend Review this week that he still cannot fathom how Henri Paul could be three times over the legal limit and yet Rees-Jones didn't notice he had drink taken. I didn't know until the end. 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. Scroll down for more {5} {R} In evidence read to the inquest jury, Mr Rees said he remembered getting into the Mercedes outside the Ritz Hotel, and the car being followed by paparazzi. This was a terrible plan. Trevor shot back to Henri Paul, ``No f****** chance is he leaving without a bodyguard no way in a million years it's going without me. "I didn't see what I learned about [later], that there was another person underneath - the Princess. I told them that I thought one was alive and described the accident," he said. 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. Princess Diana's death in Paris 24 years ago sparked a wave of conspiracy theories, egged on by the father of her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who died alongside her. She put on gold earrings and a pearl bracelet Dodi had given her. Among them was a pedestrian who was the first to open the car door and see the princess on the floor and sobbing, "My God, my God.". The lovers spent time in the South of France and Sardinia before flying to Paris where they later died. I've got this hanging over me for the rest of my life. I n the summer of 1997, the world was introduced to Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed via the image of a single blurred kiss. 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. In the Mercedes a decision was made not to go out to dinner and Trevor got a call to say they were heading for the Ritz. However, his evidence is expected to concentrate on the events leading up to the crash. "Her eyes were open and she moved, talking to me in a foreign language. He also worked for his father on Harrods' marketing. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Tabloid pictures had shown him kissing the Princess of Wales and were causing a global sensation. He again saw the white or light coloured car that ``crossed the road and followed us. He had been appointed by the Fayed family to protect Diana during their trip to Paris, but . 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. However, her bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived. "When I approached the car [there was] smoke and the sound of the klaxon - sorry, horn. I'll see you back at the apartment.'' But the bodyguard who nearly died with them in the Paris crash on that August night in 1997 the sole survivor plucked from the wrecked, tangled Mercedes says the Diana/Dodi engagement is a myth. ``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. They divorced eight months later.[7]. The quiet tribute to Fayed, 41, was overshadowed by national mourning for 36-year-old Princess Diana, who died shortly after the same car crash in Paris early Sunday. Mr Burnett asked: "It has also been suggested that the book was written with Dominic Lawson, who was the editor of the Sunday Telegraph. 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. The first thing he saw, he said, was the smoking wreckage of the car in the middle of the road. In 2004, it was reported that he was working as a security expert in war-torn Iraq. "I suppose they wanted to move the bodies, that was the reason why these guys wanted to open the car, so I told them that I was a doctor and that before the emergency arrived they did not have to move anybody inside." 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. Egyptian-born Dodi was from Mohamed Al Fayeds first marriage, to Samira Khashoggi, with Camilla being one of his four children with Finnish model and actress Heini Wathen. It turned into more of a steady walk rather than window shopping." The book is written in the third person and based on a series of interviews with Mr Rees, his mother, Jill, and Dr Luc Chikhani, the surgeon who performed miracles in reconstructing Mr Rees's face. Why didn't you have the reception arranged?'' Diana and Fayed, who arrived in Paris after a 10-day getaway on the French Riviera, got into Paul's car a few minutes after. Fayed would later admit to talking to Dodi 15 minutes before he left the Ritz but ``concerning the decision to ask Henri Paul to drive. After learning of Dodi's romance with Diana, Kelly phoned her ex to vent her fury. 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 paparazzi were already ensconced and the faxed press clippings daily flowed in from London for the Fayeds and their royal guest to devour. 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. For my dad, like any parent losing a child, it was horrific and, as it is for any family that experiences loss, it was heartbreaking. Mr Burnett asked: "It has also been alleged by Mr Al Fayed that the book was written either by or at the behest of the security services, in particular MI6. The Mercedes arrived and Henri Paul stepped towards the car to switch with the driver. The car crashed into a pillar in the tunnel. The ambulance drove at about 20 mph and had to stop for five minutes because Diana's heart started failing. James Huth said he was unable to see the princess because she was trapped so low in the car's footwell and was obscured by Dodi Al Fayed's body. [12] The only survivor of the crash was bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, who was seriously injured but remained conscious. So why had Dodi chosen Henri Paul to drive? 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. As they drove through thePont de l'Alma tunnel, they crashed into a pillar. "This man was in the middle of the car, probably his head was in the front. Rumorsmostly from Fayed's father, Mohamed Al-Fayedwere circulating that Diana was. It may even have been the Ford Ka driven by another eyewitness, Francois Levistre, who stopped briefly after the accident but did not get out of his car and eventually fled the scene. '', But that wasn't Trevor's only concern. As he prepares to give evidence at the High Court today, it is likely to bring back the painful memories of more than 10 years ago. He split his time between theKhashoggi homes in Paris, the Riviera, Cairo and his father's home in Alexandria, Egypt. The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled Innocent Victims, is a 3-metre (10') high bronze statue of . Its never going to be distant because its obviously affected my family in such a profound way.. ``Where are they going?'' The little group sat alone on the small dancefloor sipping their drinks. Paul was speeding and over the drink-drive limit at the time of the smash. [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. Again Trevor and Kez followed in the Range Rover while the Mercedes with Dodi and Diana was surrounded by scooters and motorbikes. "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. After dinner one evening Dodi suddenly led the troupe to a nightclub in St Tropez a little cellar club on a back alley just off the water front, followed by photographers. The sole survivor of the crash which claimed the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed, has finally decided to speak. The princess flew to Greece for a long planned break with her good friend Rosa Monckton. [4][5] He also briefly attended Sandhurst. I didn't see her because I didn't approach enough the car, I guess, to see that person. Mr Rees replied: "He had no part at all.". Camilla runs vegan restaurant Farmacy in Notting Hill, although she currently lives on a farm in Kent. James Huth said he found driver Henri Paul dead, his head trapped in an air bag, and "panicking" survivor Trevor Rees lying beside him with his jaw "hanging" off. Citat: Scroll down for more {3} "This guy was panicking on the right [of the car]. 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. This was the ring that ``proved'' the engagement of Diana and Dodi. It was an absurd throw of the dice of fate which brought together the royal outsider, neurotic and self-professed Queen of Hearts, and the feckless but good natured son of a billionaire merchant prince who would always be merely a boy in a man's world dominated by his overbearing father. LONDON (Reuters) - French medics had to restrain and sedate Princess Diana, who became so agitated after her Paris car crash that she tore out a drip, the inquest into her death was told on Monday. He decided to inject some drugs to reduce the agitation, for her to accept treatment.. As well as confirming that photographers pursuing the car on motorcycles were the first on the scene and were involved in scuffles with the police and public while they took pictures, the book gives verbatim accounts from witnesses. But the latest headline-hogging family imbroglio involves one of Omar's sisters, Camilla. By the time Henri Paul left the bar, the barman had served the hotel's assistant head of security his second Ricard Pastis. It was such an embarrassingly sterile environment. Dodi flew to Los Angeles to try and calm his American girlfriend. 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. Diana Princes of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed arriving back at the Ritz Hotel in Paris for the final time. Diana died in a high-speed car accident. Mr Rees may also be able to give evidence on whether Mr Paul had been drinking. It's just one of the explosive revelations in the new book by the former soldier and bodyguard who has maintained a virtual code of Omerta in the years since the bizarre last days of Diana. 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. Diana and Dodi had first met at a 1986 polo match in Windsor while Diana was still married to Prince Charles, although nothing came from the exchange. Before this tragic end, he was launched into the spotlight in the summer of 1997 when he started dating Diana. Yesterday, psychiatrist Dr Maurice Lipsedge told the hearing in a written statement that a "few" recollections might come back to Trevor Rees but they could be things learned since the crash and therefore unreliable. Details of Diana's last hours were compiled by two journalists from the magazine L'Express, Jean-Marie Pontaut and Jerome Dupuis, for a book published in France. In 1997, he got engaged to American model Kelly Fisher and bought a house in Malibu for themselves using money from his dad. ``Which one's she scoring with?'' Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles. "They asked me how many people were there and I told them three because I didn't know there was a fourth person in the car. They clarify many of the obscure and misleading points surrounding the crash and provide medical details that have been kept quiet because there has been no public inquest. The allegations were largely brought by former Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed, the father of Dodi. ``You never told us where we were going. 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. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. As he set out chilled wine and caviar before they left for dinner, Diana changed into skinny white jeans, high heeled black Versace sling back pumps, and a tank-top under a beautifully cut black blazer. He said: People asked: 'Was she beautiful?' He lifted her head to see if she was alive and heard her moaning. Mr Rees was Dodi Fayed's bodyguard and the front-seat passenger in the Mercedes. Speaking in 2000, Mr Chikhani said: "I have never seen so many fractures on a man who was still alive." She explained: Does it feel distant, like somebodys elses story? On August 31, 1997, after a dinner at Mohamed Al Fayed's Ritz hotel in Paris, the pair were hounded by French paparazzi on motorbikes. Princess Di and Dodi, son and heir to Egyptian billionaire and Harrods Department store owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, stunned many with their sudden romance. Dodi Fayed was born in Egypt in 1955 to author Samira Khashoggi and billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed - the former owner of Harrods, a luxury department store in London.. 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. 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. 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. 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. View our online Press Pack. A 20-minute recording of the call was played in London in 2007 during the inquest into Diana's death. 'Was she peaceful?' Kelly started dating Dodi Al Fayed in 1996. Season five of The Crown introduces viewers to Dodi Al Fayed, who tragically died alongside Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Trevor believes that Dodi trusted Henri Paul, just as he trusted Dourneau who would drive the decoy car at the front. 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". He changed his name back to Rees after divorcing his first wife, and, in 2002, he announced his intention to marry teacher Ann Scott. Sign Up. I did not know what the fight was really about, even though I thought it was really stupid to take those pictures. REUTERS/Files. Later Trevor got a call saying the couple would be going back to the apartment in the narrow Rue Arsene Houssaye, just off the Champs-Elysees, to dress for dinner. He admitted that he could not identify this man, however. 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. 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. Neither was wearing a seat belt. 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. The rest of the time he patrolled the floor. 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." Fayed was pronounced dead at the scene on his removal from the wreckage. Trevor asked Ren again and again, while the two were dressing, desperately trying to find out what their evening plans were. 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. If you had we would have been able to phone ahead and get it sorted out,'' snapped Kes. [17], Fayed's father erected two memorials to his son and Diana at Harrods. Kelly said they were reportedly engaged when Fayed started dating Princess Diana. The results of Dodi's delay had enormously bothered the couple. ``He didn't click with me as a person. According to the book, emergency services arrived at 12:38 a.m., six minutes after the crash, but it was an hour before Diana was removed from the wreck. Top 5,000 958 Dodi Fayed was born on 15 April 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt. What Happened To Dodi Fayed's Father, Mohamed? of Wales following death and reported on the cause. He was relieved that there weren't more but he knew the pack would be upon them within seconds. The princess was shaken, Dodi angry. ``What a way to impress a princess. ``What was Dodi bloody doing?'' 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. His mother was Samira Khashoggi - sister of Saudi Arabian-born billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi - and his dad also owned Fulham Football Club and theHtel Ritz in Paris. Then he slipped in lightly, ``So, it's straight back then. [15] Contents 1Henri Paul 1.1Security service connections 1.2Blood samples 2Tomlinson's allegation of MI6 involvement 3Relationship with Dodi Fayed 3.1Pregnancy Dr Shepherd was the pathologist who carried out post mortem examinations when 35 were killed in the Clapham rail disaster in 1988. He told her in English that a doctor was on the way and then went to help Rees-Jones in the front seat. THE sister of Dodi Fayed has spoken about the fateful night her brother died in the car crash with Princess Diana and said it has changed their family forever. As the two men waited outside the suite Henri Paul arrived (stinking of cigars, Kez noted) and told Trevor and Kez that the plan had been changed. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? You couldnt compare notes with anyone else whod had the experience because it was never on that scale. Shortly after midnight, a Mercedes-Benz left the Ritz hotel in Paris carrying the princess and her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, an Egyptian film producer . The following night Diana arrived by Mercedes with no security except her driver. Dr Lipsedge held a session with Mr Rees just over a month after the crash and then two more in February 1998. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 - 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from Elizabeth's accession as queen on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history. THE pathologist who examined Princess Diana's body has revealed some of the burning questions he is often asked about her death. He also carried out the post-mortems on young mother Rachel Nickell, murdered on Wimbledon Common in 1992, and Stephen Lawrence, the black teenager stabbed to death in a racial attack a year later. A file picture from August 31, 1997 shows the back of the crumpled wreck of the Mercedez-Benz in which Princess Diana and her companion Dodi Al Fayed died following a crash in a Paris tunnel. Now Kelly Fisher was threatening to sue for breach of contract. As Trevor went downstairs to find Henri Paul, Kez was alone with Diana and Dodi and gave it one last try. The driver and Fayed died at the scene, but the People's Princess was not yet dead. Confirmation of Diana's consciousness was given by the first policeman on the scene, Sebastien Dorzee, who complained of being shoved by photographers as he tried to get her out. This field is required Trevor had met Henri Paul before. Trevor's clearest and last memories of the night are the Mercedes pulling away. He (Dodi) wants me to drive. In his subsequent interviews with the French judiciary, whose indecently long investigation concluded drink, drugs and speed caused the crash, he recanted the ``last words'' testimony. Back at the bar the bodyguards sat near the entrance, where they had a view of the staircase. "It's a subjective analysis, but most of the accidents that I've seen were on the other side of the tunnel with cars coming out of the tunnel. Although she was said to have been alert following the accident, she went into cardiac arrest a short while. I concluded it was Princess Diana. She may not have been a rocket scientist, but then neither am I. the security lads at the villa joked as the holiday progressed. "The princess had turned round in relation to her initial sitting position and her head was between the two seats and she could see her friend in front of her," Dorzee said. 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Jerome Reilly listens to The Bodyguard's Story. Zero information coming from Dodi. The crash also resulted in the. Dodi's hand went up to shield his face the princess looked anguished as she took a running stride towards the door. Sat 10 Jan 2009 19.01 EST. Rees was haunted by the guilt of his survival and would wake suddenly in the night as memories of that fateful night ran through his mind. I saw the two airbags were open. Getty Princess Diana died following a car crash in Paris, France, on August 31, 1997. ", "All I have ever done is given the truth as I see it." ``I accept the evidence of the post mortem but there was not a single suspicion that he had any drink taken let alone was actually drunk,'' he said. Scroll down for more {9} It is the evidence of another former Fayed security man Ben Murrell that Mr Rees telephoned him that night to say that Mr Paul was drinking and he thought it was unprofessional. Dodi Fayed was a close confidant of his . No action. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. By this time, he said, paramedics had begun to arrive so he walked back out of the tunnel and returned the mobile phone he had borrowed. 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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Wreckage from the Mercedes, he said, was thrown half-way up the tunnel due to the force of the crash. He was, perhaps, a little too chatty but obviously Dodi had a lot of faith in him.''. She later claimed Dodi had dumped her for Princess Diana and tried suing him for $500,000 because she said she had sacrificed her modelling career to marry him. "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. 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.. He joined Trevor and Kez who presumed he was on duty. Is that true? 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. '', They were followed by journalists but Trevor had asked them not to take any photos during the journey, especially at traffic lights and junctions. He married model Suzanne Gregard in 1986 but they divorced after just eight months together. He had his jaw hanging and he was panicking. ``No straight back,'' said Diana laughing. Dodi stormed. Camilla said that Netflixs The Crown has made Dodis death a subject again, as the latest season featured Princess Diana joining the royal family for the first time. ``I'd just had it. Dodi doesn't want a bodyguard.''. The tough cross-examination he underwent from some of the lawyers is thought to have deterred other paparazzi from giving evidence and to have worried French authorities. In 2008, transcripts of phone calls . Virtual silence, that is, but for one interview with the Daily Mirror shortly after the crash which he now says he agreed to give only under duress from his employer. 22:21 GMT 23 Jan 2008. 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. Daniel Eyraud, the surgeon who treated her, said the hemorrhage was discovered only after X-rays. 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. But he was informed at 3.45am UK time that the Princess had died of her injuries. ``They did what we asked.''. Trevor had heard the second in command of security at the Ritz say this plan had been okayed by Fayed. Price tag 130,000. 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. Trevor Rees-Jones is aware that the rather gaudy chunk of gold and precious stones exists, but insists that Dodi and Diana didn't buy it. He broke every bone in his face and suffered serious chest injuries. They took off for the hotel surrounded by screaming motorcycles, chasing and darting around the target vehicles, sometimes two to a bike so a photographer could focus the powerful zoom lens. 3-min read Dodi Fayed's ex-girlfriend is still haunted by the death of Princess Diana. The couple divorced after eight months. 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. [10] She dropped the lawsuit shortly after Fayed's death.[11]. I do not remember if the motorbikes followed us, but I do know that journalists were following us.'' [16], Fayed was originally interred in Brookwood Cemetery near Woking, Surrey, but was re-interred on the grounds of the Fayed estate in Oxted, Surrey in October 1997. LONDON (AP) _ Dodi Fayed was buried Sunday after a swift and simple Islamic ceremony in Britain, a country that denied his father citizenship but welcomed his millions in investment. "I remember I. Dodi's father was also the former owner of Fulham Football Club and the Htel Ritz Paris. Pathologically there was no evidence that Princess Diana was pregnant, but some women say they know they're pregnant from the moment of conception. Trevor Rees-Jones told Weekend Review this week that he still cannot fathom how Henri Paul could be three times over the legal limit and yet Rees-Jones didn't notice he had drink taken. I didn't know until the end. 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. Scroll down for more {5} {R} In evidence read to the inquest jury, Mr Rees said he remembered getting into the Mercedes outside the Ritz Hotel, and the car being followed by paparazzi. This was a terrible plan. Trevor shot back to Henri Paul, ``No f****** chance is he leaving without a bodyguard no way in a million years it's going without me. "I didn't see what I learned about [later], that there was another person underneath - the Princess. I told them that I thought one was alive and described the accident," he said. 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. Princess Diana's death in Paris 24 years ago sparked a wave of conspiracy theories, egged on by the father of her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who died alongside her. She put on gold earrings and a pearl bracelet Dodi had given her. Among them was a pedestrian who was the first to open the car door and see the princess on the floor and sobbing, "My God, my God.". The lovers spent time in the South of France and Sardinia before flying to Paris where they later died. I've got this hanging over me for the rest of my life. I n the summer of 1997, the world was introduced to Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed via the image of a single blurred kiss. 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. In the Mercedes a decision was made not to go out to dinner and Trevor got a call to say they were heading for the Ritz. However, his evidence is expected to concentrate on the events leading up to the crash. "Her eyes were open and she moved, talking to me in a foreign language. He also worked for his father on Harrods' marketing. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Tabloid pictures had shown him kissing the Princess of Wales and were causing a global sensation. He again saw the white or light coloured car that ``crossed the road and followed us. He had been appointed by the Fayed family to protect Diana during their trip to Paris, but . 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. However, her bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived. "When I approached the car [there was] smoke and the sound of the klaxon - sorry, horn. I'll see you back at the apartment.'' But the bodyguard who nearly died with them in the Paris crash on that August night in 1997 the sole survivor plucked from the wrecked, tangled Mercedes says the Diana/Dodi engagement is a myth. ``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. They divorced eight months later.[7]. The quiet tribute to Fayed, 41, was overshadowed by national mourning for 36-year-old Princess Diana, who died shortly after the same car crash in Paris early Sunday. Mr Burnett asked: "It has also been suggested that the book was written with Dominic Lawson, who was the editor of the Sunday Telegraph. 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. The first thing he saw, he said, was the smoking wreckage of the car in the middle of the road. In 2004, it was reported that he was working as a security expert in war-torn Iraq. "I suppose they wanted to move the bodies, that was the reason why these guys wanted to open the car, so I told them that I was a doctor and that before the emergency arrived they did not have to move anybody inside." 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. Egyptian-born Dodi was from Mohamed Al Fayeds first marriage, to Samira Khashoggi, with Camilla being one of his four children with Finnish model and actress Heini Wathen. It turned into more of a steady walk rather than window shopping." The book is written in the third person and based on a series of interviews with Mr Rees, his mother, Jill, and Dr Luc Chikhani, the surgeon who performed miracles in reconstructing Mr Rees's face. Why didn't you have the reception arranged?'' Diana and Fayed, who arrived in Paris after a 10-day getaway on the French Riviera, got into Paul's car a few minutes after. Fayed would later admit to talking to Dodi 15 minutes before he left the Ritz but ``concerning the decision to ask Henri Paul to drive. After learning of Dodi's romance with Diana, Kelly phoned her ex to vent her fury. 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 paparazzi were already ensconced and the faxed press clippings daily flowed in from London for the Fayeds and their royal guest to devour. 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. For my dad, like any parent losing a child, it was horrific and, as it is for any family that experiences loss, it was heartbreaking. Mr Burnett asked: "It has also been alleged by Mr Al Fayed that the book was written either by or at the behest of the security services, in particular MI6. The Mercedes arrived and Henri Paul stepped towards the car to switch with the driver. The car crashed into a pillar in the tunnel. The ambulance drove at about 20 mph and had to stop for five minutes because Diana's heart started failing. James Huth said he was unable to see the princess because she was trapped so low in the car's footwell and was obscured by Dodi Al Fayed's body. [12] The only survivor of the crash was bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, who was seriously injured but remained conscious. So why had Dodi chosen Henri Paul to drive? 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. As they drove through thePont de l'Alma tunnel, they crashed into a pillar. "This man was in the middle of the car, probably his head was in the front. Rumorsmostly from Fayed's father, Mohamed Al-Fayedwere circulating that Diana was. It may even have been the Ford Ka driven by another eyewitness, Francois Levistre, who stopped briefly after the accident but did not get out of his car and eventually fled the scene. '', But that wasn't Trevor's only concern. As he prepares to give evidence at the High Court today, it is likely to bring back the painful memories of more than 10 years ago. He split his time between theKhashoggi homes in Paris, the Riviera, Cairo and his father's home in Alexandria, Egypt. The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled Innocent Victims, is a 3-metre (10') high bronze statue of . Its never going to be distant because its obviously affected my family in such a profound way.. ``Where are they going?'' The little group sat alone on the small dancefloor sipping their drinks. Paul was speeding and over the drink-drive limit at the time of the smash. [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. Again Trevor and Kez followed in the Range Rover while the Mercedes with Dodi and Diana was surrounded by scooters and motorbikes. "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. After dinner one evening Dodi suddenly led the troupe to a nightclub in St Tropez a little cellar club on a back alley just off the water front, followed by photographers. The sole survivor of the crash which claimed the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed, has finally decided to speak. The princess flew to Greece for a long planned break with her good friend Rosa Monckton. [4][5] He also briefly attended Sandhurst. I didn't see her because I didn't approach enough the car, I guess, to see that person. Mr Rees replied: "He had no part at all.". Camilla runs vegan restaurant Farmacy in Notting Hill, although she currently lives on a farm in Kent. James Huth said he found driver Henri Paul dead, his head trapped in an air bag, and "panicking" survivor Trevor Rees lying beside him with his jaw "hanging" off. Citat: Scroll down for more {3} "This guy was panicking on the right [of the car]. 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. This was the ring that ``proved'' the engagement of Diana and Dodi. It was an absurd throw of the dice of fate which brought together the royal outsider, neurotic and self-professed Queen of Hearts, and the feckless but good natured son of a billionaire merchant prince who would always be merely a boy in a man's world dominated by his overbearing father. LONDON (Reuters) - French medics had to restrain and sedate Princess Diana, who became so agitated after her Paris car crash that she tore out a drip, the inquest into her death was told on Monday. He decided to inject some drugs to reduce the agitation, for her to accept treatment.. As well as confirming that photographers pursuing the car on motorcycles were the first on the scene and were involved in scuffles with the police and public while they took pictures, the book gives verbatim accounts from witnesses. But the latest headline-hogging family imbroglio involves one of Omar's sisters, Camilla. By the time Henri Paul left the bar, the barman had served the hotel's assistant head of security his second Ricard Pastis. It was such an embarrassingly sterile environment. Dodi flew to Los Angeles to try and calm his American girlfriend. 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. Diana Princes of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed arriving back at the Ritz Hotel in Paris for the final time. Diana died in a high-speed car accident. Mr Rees may also be able to give evidence on whether Mr Paul had been drinking. It's just one of the explosive revelations in the new book by the former soldier and bodyguard who has maintained a virtual code of Omerta in the years since the bizarre last days of Diana. 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. Diana and Dodi had first met at a 1986 polo match in Windsor while Diana was still married to Prince Charles, although nothing came from the exchange. Before this tragic end, he was launched into the spotlight in the summer of 1997 when he started dating Diana. Yesterday, psychiatrist Dr Maurice Lipsedge told the hearing in a written statement that a "few" recollections might come back to Trevor Rees but they could be things learned since the crash and therefore unreliable. Details of Diana's last hours were compiled by two journalists from the magazine L'Express, Jean-Marie Pontaut and Jerome Dupuis, for a book published in France. In 1997, he got engaged to American model Kelly Fisher and bought a house in Malibu for themselves using money from his dad. ``Which one's she scoring with?'' Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles. "They asked me how many people were there and I told them three because I didn't know there was a fourth person in the car. They clarify many of the obscure and misleading points surrounding the crash and provide medical details that have been kept quiet because there has been no public inquest. The allegations were largely brought by former Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed, the father of Dodi. ``You never told us where we were going. 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. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. As he set out chilled wine and caviar before they left for dinner, Diana changed into skinny white jeans, high heeled black Versace sling back pumps, and a tank-top under a beautifully cut black blazer. He said: People asked: 'Was she beautiful?' He lifted her head to see if she was alive and heard her moaning. Mr Rees was Dodi Fayed's bodyguard and the front-seat passenger in the Mercedes. Speaking in 2000, Mr Chikhani said: "I have never seen so many fractures on a man who was still alive." She explained: Does it feel distant, like somebodys elses story? On August 31, 1997, after a dinner at Mohamed Al Fayed's Ritz hotel in Paris, the pair were hounded by French paparazzi on motorbikes. Princess Di and Dodi, son and heir to Egyptian billionaire and Harrods Department store owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, stunned many with their sudden romance. Dodi Fayed was born in Egypt in 1955 to author Samira Khashoggi and billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed - the former owner of Harrods, a luxury department store in London.. 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. 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. 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. 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. View our online Press Pack. A 20-minute recording of the call was played in London in 2007 during the inquest into Diana's death. 'Was she peaceful?' Kelly started dating Dodi Al Fayed in 1996. Season five of The Crown introduces viewers to Dodi Al Fayed, who tragically died alongside Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Trevor believes that Dodi trusted Henri Paul, just as he trusted Dourneau who would drive the decoy car at the front. 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". He changed his name back to Rees after divorcing his first wife, and, in 2002, he announced his intention to marry teacher Ann Scott. Sign Up. I did not know what the fight was really about, even though I thought it was really stupid to take those pictures. REUTERS/Files. Later Trevor got a call saying the couple would be going back to the apartment in the narrow Rue Arsene Houssaye, just off the Champs-Elysees, to dress for dinner. He admitted that he could not identify this man, however. 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. 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. Neither was wearing a seat belt. 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. The rest of the time he patrolled the floor. 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." Fayed was pronounced dead at the scene on his removal from the wreckage. Trevor asked Ren again and again, while the two were dressing, desperately trying to find out what their evening plans were. 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. If you had we would have been able to phone ahead and get it sorted out,'' snapped Kes. [17], Fayed's father erected two memorials to his son and Diana at Harrods. Kelly said they were reportedly engaged when Fayed started dating Princess Diana. The results of Dodi's delay had enormously bothered the couple. ``He didn't click with me as a person. According to the book, emergency services arrived at 12:38 a.m., six minutes after the crash, but it was an hour before Diana was removed from the wreck. Top 5,000 958 Dodi Fayed was born on 15 April 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt. What Happened To Dodi Fayed's Father, Mohamed? of Wales following death and reported on the cause. He was relieved that there weren't more but he knew the pack would be upon them within seconds. The princess was shaken, Dodi angry. ``What a way to impress a princess. ``What was Dodi bloody doing?'' 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. His mother was Samira Khashoggi - sister of Saudi Arabian-born billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi - and his dad also owned Fulham Football Club and theHtel Ritz in Paris. Then he slipped in lightly, ``So, it's straight back then. [15] Contents 1Henri Paul 1.1Security service connections 1.2Blood samples 2Tomlinson's allegation of MI6 involvement 3Relationship with Dodi Fayed 3.1Pregnancy Dr Shepherd was the pathologist who carried out post mortem examinations when 35 were killed in the Clapham rail disaster in 1988. He told her in English that a doctor was on the way and then went to help Rees-Jones in the front seat. THE sister of Dodi Fayed has spoken about the fateful night her brother died in the car crash with Princess Diana and said it has changed their family forever. As the two men waited outside the suite Henri Paul arrived (stinking of cigars, Kez noted) and told Trevor and Kez that the plan had been changed. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? You couldnt compare notes with anyone else whod had the experience because it was never on that scale. Shortly after midnight, a Mercedes-Benz left the Ritz hotel in Paris carrying the princess and her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, an Egyptian film producer . The following night Diana arrived by Mercedes with no security except her driver. Dr Lipsedge held a session with Mr Rees just over a month after the crash and then two more in February 1998. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 - 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from Elizabeth's accession as queen on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history. THE pathologist who examined Princess Diana's body has revealed some of the burning questions he is often asked about her death. He also carried out the post-mortems on young mother Rachel Nickell, murdered on Wimbledon Common in 1992, and Stephen Lawrence, the black teenager stabbed to death in a racial attack a year later. A file picture from August 31, 1997 shows the back of the crumpled wreck of the Mercedez-Benz in which Princess Diana and her companion Dodi Al Fayed died following a crash in a Paris tunnel. Now Kelly Fisher was threatening to sue for breach of contract. As Trevor went downstairs to find Henri Paul, Kez was alone with Diana and Dodi and gave it one last try. The driver and Fayed died at the scene, but the People's Princess was not yet dead. Confirmation of Diana's consciousness was given by the first policeman on the scene, Sebastien Dorzee, who complained of being shoved by photographers as he tried to get her out. This field is required Trevor had met Henri Paul before. Trevor's clearest and last memories of the night are the Mercedes pulling away. He (Dodi) wants me to drive. In his subsequent interviews with the French judiciary, whose indecently long investigation concluded drink, drugs and speed caused the crash, he recanted the ``last words'' testimony. Back at the bar the bodyguards sat near the entrance, where they had a view of the staircase. "It's a subjective analysis, but most of the accidents that I've seen were on the other side of the tunnel with cars coming out of the tunnel. Although she was said to have been alert following the accident, she went into cardiac arrest a short while. I concluded it was Princess Diana. She may not have been a rocket scientist, but then neither am I. the security lads at the villa joked as the holiday progressed. "The princess had turned round in relation to her initial sitting position and her head was between the two seats and she could see her friend in front of her," Dorzee said. They registered her death at 4 a.m. Motorcyclist killed in Pasco County crash, Pasco motorcyclist: I couldnt live with myself knowing what I had done, Palm Harbor delicatessen collects hundreds of bikes for underprivileged kids, Florida adds 6,659 coronavirus cases, 98 deaths Monday, Florida adds 7,363 coronavirus cases, 59 deaths Sunday, Two lanes reopen on southbound I-275 after fatal wrong-way crash, Bicyclist killed while pedaling in wrong direction, St. Petersburg police say, Armed robbery suspects arrested after three-county chase, two cruiser crashes, In Ivory Coast's fields, laborers are slaves. 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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. ``It's just a 10 minute drive. Luc Chikhani, the surgeon called to treat Mr Rees immediately after the crash, said it was a miracle he had survived. 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