Mohamed Al Fayed has revealed his £15 million shrine to the late Princess Diana and his son Dodi.
Dodi’s apartment, in London’s exclusive Park Lane, has been left untouched since he and Diana were tragically killed in a Paris car crash in 1997.
Mohamed, who keeps the apartment as a tribute to his son and the princess, believes Dodi’s soul will remain there forever.
The Harrods boss told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “For me this flat is Dodi’s tomb. Everything he left here I keep forever. I believe his soul comes to see the people he loved and the places he enjoyed, the best times in his life.” Diana - who lived just minutes away in Kensington Palace - and Dodi secretly met at the flat at least six times, eating takeaways and watching their favourite movies there.
Housekeeper Karen revealed: “I remember the first time Diana came here with Dodi. She sat on the floor and they ate a takeaway. It was typical of them - almost like teenagers enjoying time on their own.” A huge painting of Diana dancing in a white dress hangs in the living room, alongside a photograph of the princess posing in a black jumper.
The coffee table is filled with magazines all from June or July 1997 - just weeks before the couple died.
Dodi’s huge collection of US Navy baseball caps fills a glass cabinet near the stairwell.
Since Dodi’s death almost a decade ago, Mohamed’s housekeeper has continued to clean the apartment, replenish the fruit bowls and put fresh flowers in every room.
Mohamed visits the fourth floor property every week to remember his son.
He said: “This is a place I come, especially on Fridays - a blessing day for Muslims. It is very difficult for me when I remember him here.” Mohamed, who hasn’t been invited to Diana’s memorial service on Friday (31.08.07), is planning his own tribute to the couple.
He said: “We will have a friends and family gathering in the morning at Dodi’s burial site. In Harrods there will be a silence to mark their deaths. It’s going to be a difficult day.” Mohamed and his family will stand beside a bronze statue of the couple in the famous London store to lead the two-minute silence at 11am on Friday (31.08.07).
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