Who is Kelly Fisher? The Crown’ revives interest in model Dodi Fayed ‘ditched’ for Diana
18.11.2023 - 21:37
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denied by Fayed’s famous father, Harrod’s owner Mohamed al-Fayed. The Crown’s sixth season, released on Netflix earlier this week, documents the dramatic love triangle, with Fisher played by actress Erin Richards. While Fayed and Diana were killed in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, Fisher is currently living a quiet life in South Carolina.
Below, a look at the the model’s rise to stardom and the lawsuit she filed following her nasty split from Fayed. Fisher was born in Louisville, Kentucky and relocated to Canada as a child, according to Time magazine. She kicked off her modeling career at the age of 16, before going on to grace the cover of Marie Clare magazine and walk the runway for high-end designers, including Armani.
Fisher was 30 years old and vacationing in Paris when she first locked eyes with Fayed, then aged 41. The pair quickly fell in love, with Fisher later claiming the billionaire proposed to her after eight months of dating with a sapphire and diamond engagement ring. According to the model, she and Fayed were set to wed on Aug.
9, 1997. But just one month before that date, Fayed fell in love with Princess Diana. In July 1997 , Fayed’s father, the wealthy Mohamed Al-Fayed, invited Diana and her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, on his yacht, the Jonikal.Soon after, the Sunday Mirror published photos of Fayed and Diana smooching on board the vessel.