The Sun Visits Dodi Fayed's Flat

There are pictures today in The Sun of Dodi's London flat, and how it's been kept like a time capsule.

The apartment in London, which stood opposite the park to Diana's at Kensington Palace is kept exactly as it was when Dodi and Diana shut the door behind them when they left for their last, fatal holiday together.

The walls are covered in pictures and portraits of Diana, his magazines are still dated from June/July 1997, his US navy baseball caps still sit in their display case. Fresh flowers are put in vases every day and the fruit replaced weekly. Food in his fridge still has a sell by date of September 1997. His housekeeper, Karen is kept on solely to keep the flat clean. Each week she dusts and cleans from top to bottom and hoovers daily, just as Dodi liked it.

My first reaction to this was almost to burst into tears. Seeing that flat is like seeing what Diana saw that morning when they left to go to the South of France. Who knows if she leaved through the magazines while waiting for Dodi to finish his packing. She may well of helped herself to a coke from the fridge or a piece of fruit from a bowl.

Mohammed Al Fayed visits the flat each Friday, on the Muslim holy day. He finds is a peaceful place of reflection, and having seen the pictures I can understand why. It's a very moving place and can literally move one to tears.

Thanks to the Sun for giving us the pictures.