'The bad news is that he's put out a contract to break your fingers' - inside the murky world of Mohamed Fayed in the days after Princess Diana's death

In an extract from Tom Bower's updated book, he outlines Mohamed Fayed's distress and subsequent actions following the tragic car crash that killed his son Dodi and Princess Diana. Fayed arranged for a team to challenge the official narrative regarding the crash, demonstrating his determination to manipulate the discourse around their deaths. The account, narrated from Bower's perspective during a helicopter flight over the English Channel to Paris, captures the somber atmosphere and urgency of Fayed’s mission to alter public perception of the events at the Ritz Hotel.

Bower highlights that Mohamed Fayed, shortly after the death of his son and Princess Diana, orchestrated a campaign to contradict the official narrative surrounding their tragic car accident.

The atmosphere during the helicopter ride was described as sombre, reflecting the seriousness of the mission to uncover 'the truth' as perceived by Fayed.

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