Who was Dodi Al-Fayed, Princess Diana’s last boyfriend?

The latest released episodes of The Crown, on Netflix, brought details about Princess Diana’s latest relationship. Dodi Al-Fayed and Lady Di began dating in 1997 and died after seven months together in a car accident.

Dodi Al-Fayed was a film producer, son of an Egyptian billionaire, who also appears in the production. Indeed, The relationship between him and Princess Diana was controversial from the beginning. That’s because when they first started dating, the businessman was engaged to model Kelly Fischer and they cited Lady Di as the reason for the breakup.

For this reason, the model filed a lawsuit against Diana’s boyfriend, claiming an agreement between them. In fact, she also asked for financial compensation because, according to her, she downgraded her career at the request of her boyfriend.

Paparazzi began following Diana and Al-Fayed around the clock following the fallout from the case. On August 31, 1997 the couple died in an accident. At that moment the businessman and Lady Di were fleeing from the press chasing them, and the driver of the car lost control and entered a tunnel. Dodi died instantly and Diana was taken to hospital, but did not survive.

Source: Terra