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. But there's more: discover your full benefits now. He was, perhaps, a little too chatty but obviously Dodi had a lot of faith in him.''. Wreckage from the Mercedes, he said, was thrown half-way up the tunnel due to the force of the crash. He was at an angle as he had been thrown in the front of the car. ``We'll be eating in, go get yourselves some food,'' Dodi told them. Scroll down for more {4} Mr Rees said he agreed with the diagnosis. Det finns heller inga vittnesml som sger att det motorn var igng efter kraschen. 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. Back at the bar the bodyguards sat near the entrance, where they had a view of the staircase. 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. 'Was she pregnant?. The first thing he saw, he said, was the smoking wreckage of the car in the middle of the road. 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. 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". For other inquiries, Contact Us. Camilla, now 35, said: Such a cataclysmic event how could it not change our family? He told her in English that a doctor was on the way and then went to help Rees-Jones in the front seat. This was a terrible plan. In July 1997, Fayed became romantically involved with Diana, Princess of Wales. Mr al-Fayed recently paid tribute to "kind, gentle, courteous" Dodi weeks ahead of the anniversary of his death. 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. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. 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. Season five of The Crown introduces viewers to Dodi Al Fayed, who tragically died alongside Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Trevor had heard the second in command of security at the Ritz say this plan had been okayed by Fayed. Before this tragic end, he was launched into the spotlight in the summer of 1997 when he started dating Diana. "When you say you have lost your memory, you are telling a bare-faced lie, Mr Rees, are you?" Trevor argued it was safe to leave by the front but Dodi insisted the party should leave from the back with one car only. Cause of death: Traffic collision: Resting place: Fayed Estate, Oxted . '', They were followed by journalists but Trevor had asked them not to take any photos during the journey, especially at traffic lights and junctions. 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. Dr. Richard Shepherd is the top forensic pathologist in the UK, and he investigated the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. 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. You couldnt compare notes with anyone else whod had the experience because it was never on that scale. 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. 3-min read Dodi Fayed's ex-girlfriend is still haunted by the death of Princess Diana. ``No straight back,'' said Diana laughing. 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. Reviewing Martinos account of how the crash scene was handled, he said by videolink from Paris that an assistant had had to hold Dianas arm firmly to insert a drip, but that she had quickly pulled it out. 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. [15] Fayed's former spokesman, Michael Cole, has said that the couple became engaged before their deaths. The first, unveiled on 12 April 1998, consists of photos of them behind a pyramid-shaped display containing a wine glass still smudged with lipstick from Diana's final dinner, and a ring Fayed purchased the day before they died. This ring was the ``proof'' that the ill-starred couple were victims of a conspiracy at the highest echelons of the British establishment and assassinated with the connivance of the secret service. Luc Chikhani, the surgeon called to treat Mr Rees immediately after the crash, said it was a miracle he had survived. ``We never got into any major conversations, but the conversations we did have were like talking to any sort of person. Popular Netflix show cancelled after just one series - leaving fans gutted, Im 92 but still rock minidresses - I've got a 2 secret to looking young, Baby among 6 festival-goers sliced to death by glass-encrusted kite strings, Thousands of British Gas customers to get 250 help with energy bills, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Dr Shepherd was the pathologist who carried out post mortem examinations when 35 were killed in the Clapham rail disaster in 1988. 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. But on top of all that, we were never allowed to grieve in private. He was taken, along with the Princess, to La Pitie Salpetriere Hospital in Paris and in the following weeks, underwent extensive reconstructive facial surgery. For other inquiries, Contact Us. A symbol of kindness and humanity, and a mother of two, Princess Diana was only 36 years old when she died. Enter Mohamed Al Fayed, the controversial Egyptian business tycoon and then-owner of department store Harrods, who extended Diana an invitation to visit his villa in St. Tropez along with her sons . Diana and Dodi Fayed died in Paris in the early hours of August 31, . Neither was wearing a seat belt. [21], Egyptian film producer and partner of Diana, Princess of Wales (19551997), "Dodi Al Fayed" redirects here. As soon as they got the couple upstairs, Trevor and Kez came down to try and calm the photographers. This happened because Rees-Jones, constantly badgered by the huge personality that is Mohamed Al Fayed, had recollected a dream to the man who paid his wages in which there were snatches of conservation in the seconds after the crash. And Trevor Rees-Jones is adamant they died because their. [12] The only survivor of the crash was bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, who was seriously injured but remained conscious. At traffic lights in the Place de la Concorde he saw a motorcycle pull up on the right-hand side of the car and flashes from a camera. 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. Stephane Darmon, a motorcyclist who drove photographer Romuald Rat around Paris searching for an exclusive shot of the worlds most photographed woman, appeared before the London court voluntarily earlier this month by videolink from Paris. T he sole survivor of the crash which claimed the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed, has finally decided to speak. 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. During those frenetic, absurd and almost ludicrous days before Diana's death, as an unlikely romance did indeed blossom amid the pop pop of paparazzi flash guns in the South of France, he is adamant the couple did not choose the ring in Monte Carlo on August 23, as claimed by Fayed, or in St Tropez the previous night. In fairness to Fayed, even if he had approved Henri Paul to drive his son and the princess, he could not have known or guessed that Henri Paul had consumed any alcohol, let alone a deadly cocktail of drink and prescription drugs. 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. I remember hearing somebody moaning and the name Dodi being muttered but I don't know if it was once or several times. Mr Rees replied: "He had no part at all.". 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. Princess Di and Dodi, son and heir to Egyptian billionaire and Harrods Department store owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, stunned many with their sudden romance. The lawsuit was later dropped out of respect for Dodi's family after he and Diana died in the car crash. "I was worried and really concentrating on the fact that I should call for help to try and help these people," he explained. Under British law, an inquest is needed to determine the cause of death. He lifted her head to see if she was alive and heard her moaning. ``There was a small white hatchback type of car a three door car which was either white or light in colour, with a boot which opened at the back and perhaps a scooter, or a motorbike, I believe, with two, perhaps three journalists.''. 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. It was so frustrating.'' Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker outlined to the jury in his opening in October that Mr Rees contends that Dodi had insisted on the plan while he "strongly advised" against it. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Dodi Al Fayed was killed in car crash with Princess Diana in 1997, Princess Diana, Dodi and driver Henri Paul were all killed in the horror smash, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Paul was speeding and over the drink-drive limit at the time of the smash. "He sustained severe head injuries and it is quite common for this to cause major problems with memory. The events of that evening changed the bodyguard's life forever, and saw him become one of the most recognised names associated with the Princess, as he struggled to come to terms with what had happened. Tabloid pictures had shown him kissing the Princess of Wales and were causing a global sensation. The next job would be to get the couple back to the apartment after dinner if that is what Dodi decided to do. Both men felt there was no way to check without causing offence. Suddenly, for Trevor at least, the action stopped on August 15. Clickheretouploadyours. Its not an easy thing to forget. ``The fact is that I was paid to look after Dodi and his guest, and they died on my shift. , updated And a royal aide claimsDianas relationship with Dodi would only have lasted a few more weekshad they both not died in the Paris car crash. Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368 . For Trevor ``this was the final straw''. Now Kelly Fisher was threatening to sue for breach of contract. ``What was Dodi bloody doing?'' 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. Chosen from the legendary gem house of Repossi from their line `Dis-moi Oui' (Tell Me Yes), it is the basis of Mohamed Al Fayed's continuing claim that his son Dodi and the Princess of Wales were murdered because they planned to marry. Is that true? 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. These memories are vague and sometimes I doubt them, but they're coming back. He married model Suzanne Gregard in 1986 but they divorced after just eight months together. Now, their relationship has taken. 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. Kez chatted with the couple. Kelly started dating Dodi Al Fayed in 1996. Enter email address He (Dodi) wants me to drive. After that Trevor Rees-Jones remembers nothing of the car crash, which he is still trying to come to terms with. Her companion Dodi Fayed and driver and security guard Henri Paul were. The inquest jury was told that Mr Al Fayed had written in February 2006 to Lord Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, who produced the Paget report into the fatal Paris crash. 22:21 GMT 23 Jan 2008. 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. [1] After completing his education, he was an attach at the United Arab Emirates Embassy in London. The princess was shaken, Dodi angry. 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. 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. By 3 a.m. her heart was kept pumping only by the injection of adrenaline and several electric. He added: "I got close enough to speak to the bodyguard - I know now it was the bodyguard - that was still alive, but not close enough to see that there was another person in the car, under the seat." 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. ``There are a couple of photographers at the back, but not many.'' "It led to a . The inquest is expected to last up to six months and cost up to 10 million pounds ($20.9 million). Price tag 130,000. The driver unfortunately had his head inside and it was not moving. 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. Testifying by video link from Paris, Huth said he was in his parents' apartment on the banks of the River Seine early on Aug. 31, 1997, when he heard the sound of a car crash in the Pont d'Alma. At the inquest into Diana's death, accident investigator Anthony Read said he could "almost guarantee" the couple would have survived had they been strapped in and the car travelling with in the speed limit. "Even though the tunnel was tricky, it was the first time I really heard screeching from a car coming fast inside the tunnel." We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. [15] Contents 1Henri Paul 1.1Security service connections 1.2Blood samples 2Tomlinson's allegation of MI6 involvement 3Relationship with Dodi Fayed 3.1Pregnancy But he was informed at 3.45am UK time that the Princess had died of her injuries. 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. But he did publish a book, The Bodyguard's Story, in 2000, in which he rejected conspiracy theories about the accident. Soon she disappeared back to America, even though she would later claim that her marriage to Dodi was to have taken place on August 9. In the summer of 1997, Dodi invited Diana, William and Harry to spend time on his yacht in the south of France. The mob was waiting and Trevor raced to the car's rear door and opened it, ready to block for the couple as they pushed through the revolving doors and inside. I realised he had professional materials." DrRichard Shepherd has revealed some of the queries he has received about the people's princess down the years. He was charming and generous, but his good intentions couldn't dislodge his reputation for . I do not remember if the motorbikes followed us, but I do know that journalists were following us.'' Henri Paul was a security man not a chauffeur. Princess Diana's cause of death was officially a severed pulmonary vein. Jerome Reilly listens to The Bodyguard's Story. "She became irritated," he added. He then went to find his friend, Mr Ronssin, who revealed for the first time that Princess Diana had been in the car. The inquest jury was reminded by Mr Burnett that Dr Lipsedge has said the former bodyguard's memories about the crash ended when the car left the Ritz and any recollections after this could be false memories. It was supposedly dead for me," he said. What Happened To Dodi Fayed's Father, Mohamed? ``It was dingy and there was no-one there.'' He was told that they were already on their way but was asked to go back inside and describe the scene in order to help them asess the casualties. Had she been strapped in she would have walked away with a black eye or maybe a broken arm, but nothing more. "I saw a broken leg that I remember clearly of a man in blue jeans - I guess with a double fracture under the knee - and a boot, a cowboy boot," he said. 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. ``He didn't click with me as a person. If you had we would have been able to phone ahead and get it sorted out,'' snapped Kes. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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. He remembers nothing after that." 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