1. Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em Fayed, commonly known as Dodi Fayed, was an Egyptian film producer and the eldest child of the businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed.
12 Facts About Dodi Fayed
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Dodi Fayed was romantically involved with Diana, Princess of Wales, when they both died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997.
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Dodi Fayed was a daughter of Muhammad Khashoggi and sister of Saudi billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.
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Dodi Fayed had four half siblings from his father's second marriage to Heini Wathen: Omar, Camilla, Karim, and Jasmine Dodi Fayed.
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Dodi Fayed was a student at College Saint Marc in Alexandria before attending the Institut Le Rosey in Rolle, Switzerland.
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Dodi Fayed worked for his father on marketing for Harrods.
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In 1997, Dodi Fayed reportedly became engaged to American model Kelly Fisher.
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In July 1997, Dodi Fayed became romantically involved with Diana, Princess of Wales, after entertaining her on his yacht Cujo.
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Dodi Fayed was originally buried in Brookwood Cemetery near Woking, Surrey, but was re-interred in October 1997 on the grounds of Barrow Green Court, the family estate in Oxted, Surrey.
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Dodi Fayed's father erected two memorials to his son and Diana at Harrods.
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The first, unveiled on 12 April 1998, consists of photos of them behind a pyramid-shaped display containing a wine glass smudged with lipstick from Diana's final dinner, and the ring Dodi Fayed had purchased for her the day before they died.
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Dodi Fayed noted that Diana's sons William and Harry had commissioned a memorial to be installed at Kensington Palace, which the public could visit.