Contemporary news coverage and biographical information about Dodi Al Fayed, who was romantically linked to Princess Diana and died in the same car crash that killed her on August 31, 1997.
Biography.com: "Dodi Fayed. Egyptian heir, film producer. Born Imad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed on April 15, 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt. Dodi Fayed was the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed and Samira Khashoggi, sister of weapons dealer Adnan Khashoggi. Fayed was a graduate of Sandhurst Military Academy and attended Collège Saint Marc in Egypt and the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland."
Wikipedia: "Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (April 15, 1955 - August 31, 1997), better known as Dodi Fayed, was the son of the Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, owner of the British department store Harrods, Fulham Football Club and the Hôtel Ritz Paris. His mother was Samira Kashoggi, sister of the notorious weapons dealer, Adnan Khashoggi."
CNN: "Britain's tabloids had already spent weeks obsessing over the relationship between Diana, Princess of Wales, and Harrod's heir Dodi Fayed. By most accounts, the pair met about 10 years ago, when Fayed played polo against Diana's ex-husband, Prince Charles. Recently, the friendship apparently turned into something more serious." (August 31, 1997)
