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." The unlikely romance was now being played out behind the grey facades of two buildings, 55 and 60 Park Lane, London, well disguised above an anonymous Lexus dealership. 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. He was previously married to Susanne Gregard. Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em Fayed (/fad/; Egyptian Arabic: , romanized:Imd ed-Dn Muammad Abd el-Munim el-Fyid [emd ddin mmmd bdelmenem elfjed], 17 April 1955 31 August 1997), better known as Dodi Fayed (Arabic: [dudi]), was an Egyptian film producer and the son of billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed. Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed by the reckless driving of their chauffeur, Henri Paul, and the paparazzi who chased them. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? 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. 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The couple didn't move. I concluded it was Princess Diana. 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. Price tag 130,000. The princess's chest had been compressed in the crash, damaging both her right lung and her heart. 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. '', They were followed by journalists but Trevor had asked them not to take any photos during the journey, especially at traffic lights and junctions. 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. She died from internal bleeding at 4:53 a.m. on August 31, 1997. 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. However, his evidence is expected to concentrate on the events leading up to the crash. The paparazzi were already ensconced and the faxed press clippings daily flowed in from London for the Fayeds and their royal guest to devour. 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. Driver Henri Paul was also killed in the crash. Footage from the 2007 inquest into her death. Had she been strapped in she would have walked away with a black eye or maybe a broken arm, but nothing more. The two other cars will leave from the front to divert the paparazzi. The death in 1997 of Omar's half-brother Dodi, who was killed in the Paris car crash that also claimed the life of Princess Diana, sparked a forest fire of media glare and attendant conspiracy theories about Diana's death, which still roil the internet. The driver unfortunately had his head inside and it was not moving. She later returned to the ship in August without her sons and a photo of the pair kissing made headlines around the world. "She became irritated," he added. The next job would be to get the couple back to the apartment after dinner if that is what Dodi decided to do. He married model Suzanne Gregard in 1986 but they divorced after just eight months together. He has also written another book on this topic which is "not supportive" of Mr Al Fayed's claims, Mr Burnett said. The Bodyguard's Story demolishes most of the outlandish conspiracy theories put forward by the Harrods boss and reveals the confluence of many different factors which ultimately brought tragedy. Fayed has persistently propounded what were found to be conspiracy theoriesat the inquest[13][14]and has repeatedly claimed that he believes his son was murdered with Diana. 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. Accounts of her last four hours published Thursday include details of the desperate attempts by doctors to save her life when it was discovered that she was dying from an internal hemorrhage, although she had only one visible injury _ a cut on her forehead. She must have felt pain. Mohamed Al-Fayed believed that the deaths of Dodi and Diana were murdered by the British establishment as part of an anti-Muslim conspiracy, because of objections to the couple's relationship. 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. Asked whether there were photographers at the scene by this time, Mr Huth replied: "Yes, there were photographers taking pictures a photographer on my side who was shooting at the car. 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. "When you say you have lost your memory, you are telling a bare-faced lie, Mr Rees, are you?" He dashed to the rear right door and blocked it for the princess as this breathtaking woman emerged from the back seat still sun tanned from the Cote d'Azur all legs and high heels in a very glamorous, skin tight short blue cocktail dress. Mr Huth said his parents had lived at the same apartment for more than 20 years and had experienced several, "terrible" accidents in the Alma tunnel during that time. A former dental surgeon turned film-maker, he was watching the rushes of his first feature film when he heard the sound of an accident some time after midnight on August 31 1997. Neither was wearing a seat belt. Mr Rees accompanied the couple ashore during a stop-off while cruising on Mohamed Al Fayed's yacht, the Jonikal, at Monte Carlo on August 23. 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. For Trevor ``this was the final straw''. 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. 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But the latest headline-hogging family imbroglio involves one of Omar's sisters, Camilla. 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. These were nice conversations.''. ``It's Mr Dodi's idea,'' insisted Henri Paul. But he was informed at 3.45am UK time that the Princess had died of her injuries. When he was 15, Dodi moved to London and became a familiar face on the nightclub scene. 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. 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. '', A Mediahuis Website In evidence given to the London court probing the 1997 deaths of Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed, doctors also said the nature of her injuries indicated her heart had been thrown forward violently in the crash, tearing a key blood vessel. I remember hearing somebody moaning and the name Dodi being muttered but I don't know if it was once or several times. He joined Trevor and Kez who presumed he was on duty. ``Which one's she scoring with?'' 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. On August 6, Trevor returned to work after 10 days leave to find the man he had once anonymously drove around London was now a worldwide celebrity because of his burgeoning romance with Diana. Mr Burnett asked: "And did that happen?" 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. GETTY IMAGES. 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. In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana and Fayed were killed in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma underpass in Paris. of Wales following death and reported on the cause. He lifted her head to see if she was alive and heard her moaning. Trevor asked Ren again and again, while the two were dressing, desperately trying to find out what their evening plans were. 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. Why didn't you have the reception arranged?'' An inquest held in London concluded in 2008 that the Princess had been unlawfully killed, blaming the crash on grossly negligent driving by Paul and the pursuing paparazzi. Now Kelly Fisher was threatening to sue for breach of contract. Days after The Sunday Mirror published photos of Dodi and Diana, Kelly enlisted attorney Gloria . Both men felt there was no way to check without causing offence. A former dental surgeon turned film-maker, he was watching the rushes of his first feature film when he heard the sound of an accident some time after midnight on August 31 1997. 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. Independent.ie. 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. The restlessness that had begun during the last few days became almost manic during the next few hours. 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. Then, speaking in person today, Mr Rees told the jury: My other memories are very vague. I wish I could say she would have died whatever happened, but the fact is, if she had worn her seatbelt she would have been here for Prince William and Harry's weddings, he told the Daily Mail. 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. It is the first time that Mr Huth's dramatic testimony has ever been heard in public and is most traumatic account of the aftermath of the tragedy heard so far by the inquest jury. 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. 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.. Dodi relented on the bodyguard question Trevor would go with them but still insisted on one car only. ``We could see the situation was winding them up, and we thought we'll just give them a bit of privacy. , updated ", "All I have ever done is given the truth as I see it." We are no longer accepting comments on this article. This was on the order of the Deputy Public Prosecutor Maud Coujard. But there's more: discover your full benefits now. We pay forvideostoo. The Mercedes arrived and Henri Paul stepped towards the car to switch with the driver. At the same time she rubbed her stomach. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Princess Di and Dodi, son and heir to Egyptian billionaire and Harrods Department store owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, stunned many with their sudden romance. "As I had emergency lessons in the hospital, I knew that if you move someone that has a broken spine you will kill the person, so I forbidden them to open the door," he recalled. He was trying to move and I told him to stay quiet, that it was going to be okay, that people were going to take care of him," he recalled. 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. Trevor had seen the princess before in Harrods when she visited the boss, but she wasn't in Dodi's circle of friends and he hadn't had to protect her before. Cause Of Death For Former NFL Receiver Charles Johnson Revealed A report from the North Carolina state medical examiner has revealed the official cause of death for retired NFL wide. 'Was she pregnant?. Diana died on August 31, 1997, after suffering fatal injuries in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. Rees-Jones survived the crash, despite severe facial injuries. 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. 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. Kelly said they were reportedly engaged when Fayed started dating Princess Diana. Luc Chikhani, the surgeon called to treat Mr Rees immediately after the crash, said it was a miracle he had survived. Tabloid pictures had shown him kissing the Princess of Wales and were causing a global sensation. As a teenager he lost his adored maternal grandmother, who died of blood poisoning after a botched facelift operation. "It led to a . Trevor believes that Dodi trusted Henri Paul, just as he trusted Dourneau who would drive the decoy car at the front. It was so frustrating.'' He suggested the couple were killed as part of a British establishment plot to prevent her. 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.''. 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. According to her memoir Babylon Confidential, Claudia Christian had an on-again, off-again romance with Fayed. Meanwhile, The Crowns Prince Charles actor slams calls for warning on Netflix show & says you can tell its fiction. 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