Mohamed Al-Fayed Dead at 94

Mohamed Al-Fayed — who verbally attacked the Royal Family after his son Dodi was famously killed with Princess Diana in a 1997 automotive crash — has died.

The billionaire enterprise magnate handed away Wednesday — precisely at some point earlier than the twenty sixth Anniversary of the deadly accident in London on August 31, 1997. Dodi and Diana had been in a Mercedes pushed by the couple’s bodyguard and being pursued at excessive speeds by paparazzi when the tragedy occurred. The bodyguard survived.

Al-Fayed’s household issued a press release Friday, confirming his demise because of previous age.

In 2021, Forbes listed his web value at $1.8 billion, which he amassed from his profitable companies, akin to Harrods Department Store, Punch Magazine and Kurt Geiger footwear and equipment. He additionally owned main actual property properties at 75 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan and the Hyde Park Residence flats in London.

But Al-Fayed was maybe higher recognized for hurling vitriol at the Royal Family after his son’s lethal automotive wreck. For instance, Al-Fayed referred to as the royals a “Dracula family” whereas attending the 2008 inquest into Diana’s demise.

In courtroom, Al-Fayed vowed to search out proof contradicting the official police narrative that Dodi and Diana had been killed in a tragic accident, as an alternative of being murdered as some individuals believed. He additionally promised to remain the course “until I die,” even when it meant dropping “everything to find the truth.”

As a outcome, the British royals dropped Al-Fayed like a foul behavior. Their strained relationship was showcased final 12 months within the fifth season of “The Crown.”

Al-Fayed was 94.