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The Last Meals Of These Famous Figures

In the summer of 1997, according to USA Today, Princess Diana, recently divorced, internationally beloved human rights crusader, and thoroughly photographed "People's Princess" of the United Kingdom, started a new relationship with Dodi Fayed, son of wealthy businessman Mohamed al-Fayed. Things got serious quickly, and on the evening of Aug. 30, 1997, Fayed planned to propose to Diana. The pair had a reservation to dine at the Benoit Paris, a Michelin-starred restaurant specializing in classic French food. 

According to The Day Diana Died (via USA Today), by Christopher Andersen, the eatery was already swarming with tipped-off paparazzi, so Diana and Fayed instead went to L'Espadon, a restaurant inside Paris's Ritz Hotel, an establishment owned by Fayed's father. Around 10 p.m., Diana ordered a selection of items — Dover sole, vegetable tempura, and an omelet with mushroom and asparagus. Fayed then grew concerned that some of the restaurant's other diners might actually be surreptitious photographers and had waitstaff send the meal up to their room. Shortly after midnight, the couple left the hotel and subsequently died when their chauffeur-driven Mercedes crashed into a pillar in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in a high-speed chase against paparazzi.

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Martina Birk

Update: 2024-05-04