LONDON — Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessperson whose child was eliminated in a carsandtruck crash with Princess Diana, passedaway this week, his household stated Friday. He was 94.
Al Fayed, the longtime owner of Harrods department shop and the Fulham Football Club, was ravaged by the death of kid Dodi Fayed in the carsandtruck crash in Paris with Diana 26 years earlier. He invested years grieving the loss and combating the British facility he blamed for their deaths.
“Mrs Mohamed Al Fayed, her kids and grandchildren dream to verify that her precious otherhalf, their dad and their grandpa, Mohamed, hasactually passed away quietly of old age on Wednesday August 30, 2023,″ his household stated in a declaration launched by the Fulham club. “He takenpleasurein a long and satisfied retirement surrounded by his enjoyed ones.″
Al Fayed was persuaded Dodi and Diana were eliminated in a conspiracy masterminded by Prince Philip, the spouse of Queen Elizabeth II. He preserved the royal household setup the mishap since they did not like Diana dating an Egyptian. Al Fayed declared that Diana was pregnant and preparation to wed Dodi and that the royal household might not countenance the princess weding a Muslim.
In 2008, Al Fayed informed an inquest the list of declared conspirators consistedof Philip, 2 previous London cops chiefs and the CIA.
The inquest concluded that Diana and Dodi passedaway since of the negligent actions of their chauffeur — an worker of the Ritz Hotel owned by Al Fayed — and paparazzi chasing the couple. Separate questions in the U.K. and France likewise concluded there was no conspiracy.
Al Fayed’s relationship with the royal household was justrecently portrayed in season 5 of “The Crown,” in which the billionaire, played by Sali