Mohamed Al-Fayed: Last News

Mohamed Al-Fayed, the billionaire owner of Harrods and Fulham FC, has sadly died at the age of 94, according to reports.The Egyptian businessman was also the father of Dodi Fayed, who was in a relationship with Princess Diana when the pair were killed in a car crash in Paris 1997.The news was announced by Al Jazeera Egypt, who revealed that Mohamed was buried following Friday prayers after a service at Regent’s Park Mosque in London. Ashraf Haider, a member of Mohamed's family was heartbroken as he shared the news with Al Shorouk newspaper. “My wife’s grandfather, the Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed, has died," he said.

Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed has died aged 94.

A new love story is blooming on “The Crown”.

BBC series This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations at the Bafta television and craft awards with six each.The broadcaster was the clear leader ahead of the ceremony in April with a total of 81 nominations across both TV and craft categories, while Channel 4 was second with 33, Netflix has 24 and ITV 19.This year’s categories also included first-time nominations for acting heavyweights Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Daniel Radcliffe and Taron Egerton. Dark medical comedy This Is Going To Hurt, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Adam Kay, has among its nominations Ben Whishaw for leading actor and a nod for best mini-series.

The Crown will take the series from the late ’90s to the early 2000s, encompassing the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997. Here's what we know about so far, including the first look at the actors portraying Prince William and Kate Middleton.On September 2, 2022, broke the news that, following an exhaustive casting process, The Crown had cast the roles of Prince William and Kate Middleton for season six.

Netflix’s Tudum has released new photos from Season 5 of The Crown, which includes the first images of Princes William and Harry, along with photos of Imelda Staunton as the Queen, Elizabeth Debicki as Diana and Dominic West as Charles, among others.

K.J. Yossman The producers behind hit Netflix series “The Crown” are preparing to shoot the scenes leading up to Princess Diana’s death, Variety understands, which is causing some anxiety among the cast and crew. The scenes are due to be shot in the next two weeks with Elizabeth Debicki playing Diana (pictured above). A source says there is a strong desire within the production team “to get it right and handle [it] sensitively.” Not only are Diana’s sons, Princes Wiliam and Harry, still alive and continuing to grieve but the British royal, dubbed “the People’s Princess” by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, continues to hold a special place in the public’s hearts some 25 years after she died in a Paris car crash at the age of 36.

EXCLUSIVE: There’s anxiety behind the scenes on Netflix drama The Crown with stars, creatives and producers “on edge” as preparations are made to recreate the fateful moments that led to the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris twenty-five years ago.

K.J. Yossman Netflix has revealed the premiere date for “The Crown” Season 5 during its online Tudum fan event on Saturday. The dramatized series about the British Royal Family is set to return on Nov. 9 with an entirely new cast. Imelda Staunton (“Harry Potter”) takes over from Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II while Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”) will play her husband, Prince Philip. Meanwhile Dominic West (“The Affair”) will play Prince Charles, Elizabeth Debicki (“Tenet”) will portray Princess Diana, Lesley Manville (“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”) joins as the Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, and Jonny Lee Miller (“Elementary”) stars as Prime Minister John Major.

Princess Diana’s fatal car crash in 1997 shocked the world.There was only one survivor, Diana’s security guard, Trevor Rees-Jones.  French Dr. Frederic Mailliez was one of the last people to see the "People’s Princess" alive. And, 25 years later, he recounted Diana’s final moments.

Princess Diana reportedly feared dying in a staged car accident. The princess - who died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, aged 36 - voiced her fears in a note to Lord Mishcon, her lawyer, in October 1995. Lord Mishcon gave his contemporaneous typed account of Diana's fears to senior Metropolitan Police officers after the princess' death.

An investigator into Princess Diana’s death says he had an “emotional” discussion with Prince Harry and Prince William. Lord John Stevens, 79, a former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, recalled speaking to the Princess of Wales’ two sons at their home of Kensington Palace in the immediate aftermath of the 1997 car crash in Paris that killed their mother, aged 36 and her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed, the 42-year-old son of the former proprietor of Fulham FC and the iconic Knightsbridge department store, Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed. He told US Weekly: “I have to say, I was quite emotional about it myself,” before adding that the two teenagers were upset about the “paparazzi” and how they chased the car.

9/11, JFK’s assassination or even the moon landings, there are plenty of people who have their own ideas of what exactly went down.The same is true for Princess Diana, who would have been celebrating her 61st birthday on July 1 if she hadn't tragically died 24 years ago.Her death has had a lasting and deep impact on the Royal Family, with one expert even claiming Prince Harry consults her spirit before making decisions.In the early hours of August 31 1997, the Princess of Wales died from injuries she sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France.Diana’s partner, Dodi Fayed, and the driver, Henri Paul were both pronounced dead as well.At least, that is the official story, but some have their own conspiracies to throw into the mix...This is one of the most well-known theories, in fact, both at the time and still to this day the paparazzi has been blamed for the crash.Some wildly believe photographers actively caused the crash because they knew it would make a good story.One specific theory believes that Diana’s Mercedes was chased and pushed by some pursuing paparazzi members.Some theorise that the paparazzi tried to create an environment in which a crash could happen, or instigated the events that led to the crash.During investigations into the crash, officials found that Diana’s car was driving faster than usual, in no small part to escape the paparazzi.However, they concluded that the pursuers were no more encroaching than usual.One of the most hotly debated conspiracy theories is that Diana was actually pregnant at the time of the crash.In fact, Mohamed al-Fayed, the father of Dodi actually believes this is the reason behind the crash because the idea of her being pregnant to him was just

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRising Egyptian star Amir El-Masry (“Limbo”) has been cast as the young Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed, the former Harrods owner, in the upcoming fifth season of Netflix’s “The Crown,” Variety can reveal.Netflix confirmed the casting but declined to provide further details.As previously reported by Variety, Salim Daw (“Oslo”) has been cast as the older incarnation of Mohamed al-Fayed, the father of Dodi Fayed, who was romantically linked to Diana, Princess of Wales, when they both died in a car crash in Paris, France on Aug. 31, 1997.Born in Cairo and raised in London, Amir El Masry broke out internationally in 2016 with a small standout role as a hotel chef opposite Tom Hiddleston in Susanne Bier-directed mini-series “The Night Manager.” He more recently garnered critical praise for his role as Syrian asylum-seeker living on a small Scottish island in Ben Sharrock’s drama “Limbo” for which El Masry won a BAFTA Scotland acting award.

Princess Diana's harrowing final words were shared by a firefighter who attempted to save her almost 25 years ago. Xavier Gourmelon was one of the first members of the emergency services that rushed to the scene when the Princess of Wales crashed at 70mph in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris in 1997.

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu is joining The Crown.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, was allegedly "suspicious" of Meghan Markle’s intentions before the American actress became a member of the British royal family. The claim was made by British author Tom Bower, who has previously written several unauthorized biographies of famous figures, such as Prince Charles, Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell and Mohamed Al Fayed, among others. On Monday, Bower told The Sun that Charles’ wife remained "tight-lipped" with her opinions about the former "Suits" star.

Prince William begged an emotional Princess Diana to leave England after she was constantly hounded by the paparazzi. According to The Sun’s long-serving royal photographer Arthur Edwards, the then-young royal pleaded with his mother to move to a different country. Princess Di and her two sons were on a trip to the south of France along with her boyfriend at the time Dodi Fayed – son of billionaire former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

Fulham refused to sell Mark Schwarzer back in 2010 despite his dream of playing for Arsenal - slapping on a price-tag that he thinks "nobody in their right mind" would've paid.Schwarzer moved to west London in 2008 following an 11-year association with Middlesbrough, making 104 appearances across just two seasons - and helping them into the Europa League final in 2010.With Fulham suffering an agonising extra-time defeat against Atletico Madrid, Roy Hodgson left the club to join Liverpool, with Arsenal coming in for Schwarzer as Mark Hughes joined the club.The 49-year-old has now opened up about this burning desire to join Arsene Wenger at the Emirates, detailing how Fulham blocked the move with a huge asking price.Schwarzer, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Side Bet on Leicester v West Ham, said: "My first conversation with Mark was very much, 'Hi, nice to meet you, I want to leave.' "He must have known there was an offer on the table and that I desperately wanted to go. He just told me there was no offer, he knew nothing about it, and that the club wouldn't be letting anyone leave."I ended up meeting with Mohamed Al-Fayed in his office at Craven Cottage, and he told me that if Arsenal met the value the club believed I was worth, that I could go, and if they didn't pay it, I was stuck.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell firm owns the rights to a lurid conspiracy theory movie that claims Princess Diana was murdered — and pregnant.The Daily Mail reports that British film maker Ben Browning bought the rights to Inquest in 2013 while working at his former company, Wayfare Entertainment. Browing was named head of Archewell Productions and Archewell Audio last week.