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Princess Diana Question?

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PassingStranger · 26/09/2024 12:35

Has anyone wondered if Diana and Dodi or just Dodi knew about Mohammed Al Fayed the creep?
I guess we will never know?
If they had both been alive now and still together it would have surely been a news item though?

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oakleaffy · 26/09/2024 15:18

Fayed certainly had moods.
In Harrods Bank there were 12 beautiful bow rocking horses bought as gifts for staff-
But Fayed changed his mind on a whim.

( Was told that by staff member when I asked why there were rocking horses in the bank!)

Pingpongglitch · 26/09/2024 15:17

SnoopBogg · 26/09/2024 14:40

How is this even a thread.

My thoughts exactly.

It's bloody ridiculous speculation.

MingingTiles · 26/09/2024 15:15

Everyone knew so yes, I’m sure they did.

I think people underestimate just how accepted all this stuff was, and I don’t just mean for Fayed. It was treated as par for the course.

Applepearandginger · 26/09/2024 15:15

TERFtown · 26/09/2024 14:36

Yep, blame the women. That's right. Well done.

Where on earth has anyone blamed the woman fgs??

BunnyLake · 26/09/2024 15:13

user47 · 26/09/2024 15:10

Yes she will have known. A lot of people knew. A lot knew about Sean Combs and R Kelly and Gary Glitter, Ian Watkins, Roman Polanski, Jimmy Savile etc - the BBC pretty much all knew and largely thought it was amusing. Many very rich people and hangers on think that the abused are somehow actually different to them, and somehow deserve it.

I say this as the survivor of one of the above men who gave evidence at his trial. The worst thing for ME was knowing how many knew and did nothing, in fact helped him cover it up.

It’s shocking isn’t it. I don’t know how people can be privy to such knowledge and just carry on saying nothing.

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 26/09/2024 15:11

The last series of The Crown isn’t going to age well.

user47 · 26/09/2024 15:10

Yes she will have known. A lot of people knew. A lot knew about Sean Combs and R Kelly and Gary Glitter, Ian Watkins, Roman Polanski, Jimmy Savile etc - the BBC pretty much all knew and largely thought it was amusing. Many very rich people and hangers on think that the abused are somehow actually different to them, and somehow deserve it.

I say this as the survivor of one of the above men who gave evidence at his trial. The worst thing for ME was knowing how many knew and did nothing, in fact helped him cover it up.

Staunchlystarling · 26/09/2024 15:09

skyfalldown · 26/09/2024 15:00

I mean you could equally ask if she knew about her pedo brother in law

Also paedo is about sexual attraction to pre pubescent chlldren, the lady in question was 17. She was under the age of consent in America. However he has never been accused of paedophilia. He is accused of having sex with an under age trafficked girl. Not paedophillia. Very different things.

Staunchlystarling · 26/09/2024 15:07

skyfalldown · 26/09/2024 15:00

I mean you could equally ask if she knew about her pedo brother in law

before she married in, likely not. No.

Acornsoup · 26/09/2024 15:02

Do you ever wonder if your DD is a creep. I'm guessing not.

skyfalldown · 26/09/2024 15:00

I mean you could equally ask if she knew about her pedo brother in law

Mummyoflittledragon · 26/09/2024 14:53

godmum56 · 26/09/2024 14:45

Is it true that Kier Starmer was in the CPS at a high level when the decision was taken not to prosecute AlFayed?

Ooh interesting. Now that he’s in power we are really seeing him destroying himself, champagne socialist.

Didimum · 26/09/2024 14:50

TERFtown · 26/09/2024 14:36

Yep, blame the women. That's right. Well done.

How has she 'blamed the woman'?

TheFrendo · 26/09/2024 14:49

Fayed being a creep or worse was reported in Private Eye at the time.

Staunchlystarling · 26/09/2024 14:48

ketchuporbrownsauce · 26/09/2024 14:44

Diana was using Dodi to wind the Royal family and press up in my opinion. I suspect Dodi was a lowlife too. Would not have been a long term relationship. Just hope they are both resting in peace.

Agree, and he was handsome and rich.

people have to remember Diana had lots of partners, Christ will carlings marriage ended as Diana was the OW.. Fair play, she was single. And sure she wasn’t big into the sisterhood, doing someone else’s husband. But dodi was just the last one list before she passed, they are only linked as they died together, in the early stages of their relationship.

godmum56 · 26/09/2024 14:45

Is it true that Kier Starmer was in the CPS at a high level when the decision was taken not to prosecute AlFayed?

ketchuporbrownsauce · 26/09/2024 14:44

Diana was using Dodi to wind the Royal family and press up in my opinion. I suspect Dodi was a lowlife too. Would not have been a long term relationship. Just hope they are both resting in peace.

Staunchlystarling · 26/09/2024 14:43

Mummyoflittledragon · 26/09/2024 14:41

It’s highly unlikely they’d have married. He was a rebound relationship from Hasnat Khan. She was possibly with Dodi to make Hasnat jealous.

Yes I think she was with dodi for some fun,rebound, and a bit of drama.

x2boys · 26/09/2024 14:43

Circumferences · 26/09/2024 14:40

Given the sort of person MAF was, it wouldn't surprise me if he "brought" or bribed Diana to be in that relationship with his son. They always looked like a forced arranged marriage to me.

Well she had already Bern in one arranged marriage....

x2boys · 26/09/2024 14:42

AnywhereAnyoneAnyTime · 26/09/2024 14:38

Have no idea why people are so obsessed with Diana and Dodie. The way people carry on you’d be forgiven for thinking that they’d been in a long term relationship as opposed to just a couple of weeks.

They died together so they will.always be linked ,I thought it was just a fling
People probably would barely remember them being together if they hadent died is such a tragic way.

Mummyoflittledragon · 26/09/2024 14:41

It’s highly unlikely they’d have married. He was a rebound relationship from Hasnat Khan. She was possibly with Dodi to make Hasnat jealous.

Circumferences · 26/09/2024 14:40

Given the sort of person MAF was, it wouldn't surprise me if he "brought" or bribed Diana to be in that relationship with his son. They always looked like a forced arranged marriage to me.

SnoopBogg · 26/09/2024 14:40

How is this even a thread.

Staunchlystarling · 26/09/2024 14:39

The royal family will habe known, as government bodies would know. A lot of shit gets covered up, that authorities know about. It’s likely the real reason they didn’t want Dodi and Diana was fucked uo enough she’d have enjoyed pissing them off.

AnywhereAnyoneAnyTime · 26/09/2024 14:38

Have no idea why people are so obsessed with Diana and Dodie. The way people carry on you’d be forgiven for thinking that they’d been in a long term relationship as opposed to just a couple of weeks.