Former Harrods Owner Mohamed Al Fayed, Whose Son Died In Car Crash With Princess Diana, Dies At 94
etcanada.comMohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, died this week, his family said Friday.
He was 94. Al Fayed, the longtime owner of Harrods department store and the Fulham Football Club, was devastated by the death of son Dodi Fayed in the car crash in Paris with Diana 26 years ago.
He spent years mourning the loss and fighting the British establishment he blamed for their deaths. “Mrs Mohamed Al Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her beloved husband, their father and their grandfather, Mohamed, has passed away peacefully of old age on Wednesday August 30, 2023,″ his family said in a statement released by the Fulham club. “He enjoyed a long and fulfilled retirement surrounded by his loved ones.″ READ MORE: Prince Harry Speaks Candidly About The First Time He Took Meghan Markle To Princess Diana’s Grave Al Fayed was convinced Dodi and Diana — who met through Dodi’s work with his father at Harrods, where Diana was a frequent shopper — were killed in a conspiracy masterminded by Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
He maintained the royal family arranged the accident because they did not like Diana dating an Egyptian. Al Fayed claimed that Diana was pregnant and planning to marry Dodi and that the royal family could not countenance the princess marrying a Muslim.
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