The Crown” is delving into Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed’s brief affair. Season 5 of the Netflix series, The Crown introduces actor Khalid Abdalla as the Egyptian rich scion who was romantically connected with Diana, in her last months. In real life, Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed dated for a few months before their sad deaths in a vehicle collision in Paris in late August 1997.
Who was Dodi Fayed engaged to before Diana?
Dodi Fayed, previously married model Suzanne Gregard in 1986, but the couple split after only a year of marriage. Dodi was previously engaged to model Kelly Fisher before meeting Diana. Kelly Fisher was in a relationship with Dodi Al Fayed, son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, for around a year before he started dating Diana Spencer.
Fisher says the couple was engaged, which she brought to public knowledge through a lawsuit. Vanity Fair reports Dodi Al Fayed had bought her a mansion in Malibu, where they would live after their marriage. Kelly Fisher claimed she had chosen August 9, 1997, as a tentative wedding date
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