Dodi Fayed

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  (Redirected from Dodi Al-Fayed)
Jump to: navigation, search
Dodi Al-Fayed

Born April 15, 1955(1955-04-15)
Alexandria, Egypt
Died August 31, 1997 (aged 42)
Paris, France
Spouse(s) Susanne Gregard (m. 1987–1987) «start: (1987)–end+1: (1988)»"Marriage: Susanne Gregard to Dodi Fayed" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodi_Fayed)
Parents Mohamed Al-Fayed (b.1933)
Samira Kashoggi

Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد in Arabic) known as Dodi Al-Fayed (April 15, 1955–August 31, 1997), was the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed (Arabic: محمد الفايد‎), owner of British department store Harrods, Fulham Football Club and the Hôtel Ritz Paris. His mother was Samira Kashoggi.

Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Fayed was a student at Collège Saint Marc before attending the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. He briefly attended Sandhurst. His occupation was often given as film producer; he helped make Breaking Glass (1980) and Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as the movie F/X and its sequel. He also served as the Executive Creative Consultant for the television series.

Dodi was an executive producer for the 1991 movie Hook starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman. In addition he was the executive producer of the 1995 film adaptation of The Scarlet Letter. He continued to do work for his father on Harrods marketing.[1]

Contents

[edit] Diana, Princess of Wales

In 1997, he was linked romantically with Diana, Princess of Wales. In the early hours of August 31 of that year, the couple died in a car crash in a Paris underpass. Neither he nor Diana were wearing a seatbelt, and Henri Paul, the driver of their limousine, was under the influence of alcohol.The couple was also being chased by the press. Dodi's father Mohamed Al-Fayed claimed that the couple were executed by British intelligence agents.[2] Al-Fayed's former spokesman Michael Cole has claimed that the couple had become engaged before their deaths.[3] Their relationship and death are documented in the 2007 television movie Diana: Last Days of a Princess.

He was originally interred in Brookwood Cemetery near Woking, Surrey but was moved to the Fayed Estate in Oxted, Surrey.

[edit] Memorials

The first of two memorials to Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed in Harrods.
"Innocent Victims", the second of two memorials in Harrods.

His father has erected two memorials to Dodi and Diana at Harrods. The first, unveiled on April 12, 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 Dodi purchased the day before they died.[4] The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled "Innocent Victims", is an 8ft high bronze statue of the two dancing on a beach beneath the wings of an albatross.[5]

The memorials were designed by 80 year old Bill Mitchell, a close friend of Mr Al Fayed and architect for Harrods for more than 40 years.[6]


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-dodi-fayed-1237096.html
  2. ^ Mohamed al-Fayed: The outsider The Independent, 6 october 2007
  3. ^ Diana and Dodi 'were engaged' from bbc.co.uk
  4. ^ Jeweler: Diana, Dodi picked engagement ring - CNN.com
  5. ^ Harrods unveils Diana, Dodi statue, CNN.com, September 1, 2005.
  6. ^ Princes lead Diana remembrance BBC

[edit] External links


Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodi_Fayed"
Personal tools