August 31, 2017 will be 20 years of tragic events that occurred under the bridge of Alma in Paris - in a car under the control of Henri Paul killed Lady Dee and her lover Dodi al-Fayed.
Diana Francis Spencer was born on July 1, 1961.She was the daughter of the 8th Earl of Spencer, who served as a stables under George VI and under Elizabeth II. She was a graduate of the private private school "New England", in which she received the award as the most kind girl helping her classmates. This character trait will later make her a favorite of millions of people around the world.
After school, she studied pedagogy and psychology in France and, returning to London, worked as an assistant educator.
The royal family considered Diana the ideal party for Prince Charles - a young girl without defamatory ties, noble origin and a Protestant.
Diana took the courtship of Charles, and July 29, 1981the couple was married. But the young spouse did not feel love for his wife and still met with Camille Parker Bowles. Such an attitude could not but wound Diana, and she repeatedly tried to commit suicide after long depressions. By the mid-80s, the couple's relationship had collapsed - Charles did not hide relations with Camilla, and on the initiative of Queen Elizabeth II in 1996, the marriage was dissolved officially. Diana started dating other men. She was credited with romances with James Hewitt (riding instructor), John Kennedy Jr., Pakistani cardiac surgeon Hassanat Khan, and an unknown man who took cocaine. The last love of Lady Dee was Dodi al-Fayed.
Imad Al-Din Mohammed Abdel Moneim Fayed was bornin Alexandria in the family of billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed, an Egyptian entrepreneur. He received a great education: first at St. Mark's College (Roman Catholic School in Alexandria), then at the Le Rosie Institute (Switzerland). He studied for a while at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
In the end, he chose the profession of a producer for himself.On his account, such films as "Fiery Chariots", "Broken Glass," "The Illusion of Murder," Captain Hook, "" Scarlet Letter, "" Special Effects. "He also helped his father manage the Harrods department store.
Where did Diana and Dodi Al Fayed meet?The love story began after Mohammed al-Fayed's invitation to rest on the family yacht, and later - to the estate on the Cote d'Azur in early 1997. Diana and her sons had a wonderful time on the yacht "Jonikal". At that time, Lady Di had a relationship with Hassanat Khan. As the insiders claimed, the princess had strong feelings for Hassanat, and she even twice met secretly with his family, and the parents approved the choice of the son. But the man believed that Diana's independence and love for the higher society are unacceptable to him as a man and will turn their lives into hell, and for this reason the couple broke up. People close to Diana claimed that Dodi was a consolation to her, and even a way to cause Hassnat's jealousy. But, unlike the latter, Al-Fayed had serious intentions towards Diana. This fact was confirmed by Franco Gelli, the vicar of the Anglican Church, next to the Kensington Palace, where Diana and her sons lived. He told me that the princess wondered if people of different faiths could marry.
July 20, 1997 Dodi and Diana took a walk onyacht together, and then went on a cruise on the Mediterranean. In August the pair swam along Italy, and on August 30 the lovers flew to Paris. There Dodi al-Fayed bought for his beloved engagement ring for 11.6 thousand pounds sterling. The ring was taken by a representative of the hotel "Ritz", in which the couple stopped. The same evening, they retired to a separate room in the hotel, where Diana gave Dodi cufflinks - a memorable gift from her father, and the beloved handed her the ring. The next day the princess was going to fly home to the UK.
At the entrance to the hotel, the paparazzi crowded in anticipation, and, wanting to avoid meeting them, Diana and Dodi al-Fayed (photo of beloved princess you can see in the article) took advantage of the service elevator.
A few minutes later the car crashed intoa column in the Tunnel of Alma. In addition to Diana and Dodi, the "Mercedes" was the bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones and the driver Henri Paul. According to the official version, the latter failed to manage, as he was in a state of intoxication and drove at an unacceptable speed of 105 km / h. Dody died on the spot. Diana managed to get out of the crumpled car, but by morning she died. The driver did not survive.
This name is a monument in honor of Diana andDodi al-Fayed in the Harrods department store, which belongs to Mohammed Al Fayed. Perhaps the name refers to the fact that the accident was arranged at the direction of the royal family - they say, the British special services disconnected the brakes in the car. However, the version that the accident was set up, denied Trevor Reese-Jones. He said that at the last moment, on the orders of al-Fayed, the car and the route of the trip were changed.
Although this version was conceived by Diana herself.She claimed that her death would enable Charles to marry Camille. And it happened: on April 9, 2005, after much thought, Queen Elizabeth II gave her consent to the marriage.
The final verdict of the High Court of London ruled that Diana's death was an unintentional murder and was caused by the driver's fault.
