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| Diana jury views jewellery visit | Diana jury views jewellery visit |
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| The Princess Diana inquest jury have seen new CCTV footage of Dodi Al Fayed picking out what his family say may have been an engagement ring. | The Princess Diana inquest jury have seen new CCTV footage of Dodi Al Fayed picking out what his family say may have been an engagement ring. |
| Just hours before the crash in which the couple were killed, Mr Al Fayed paid a visit to the Paris branch of the famous jeweller Alberto Repossi. | Just hours before the crash in which the couple were killed, Mr Al Fayed paid a visit to the Paris branch of the famous jeweller Alberto Repossi. |
| The grainy images showed Mr Al Fayed standing, surrounded by staff, being shown several items of jewellery. | The grainy images showed Mr Al Fayed standing, surrounded by staff, being shown several items of jewellery. |
| The couple were killed after their Mercedes crashed in a tunnel in 1997. | The couple were killed after their Mercedes crashed in a tunnel in 1997. |
| The jury watched Mr Al Fayed being taken to a cabinet by Mr Repossi before a selection of pieces were laid out on tables for him to inspect. | |
| 'Tell me yes' | |
| Mr Al Fayed's father, Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, says the couple met Mr Repossi earlier that summer to chose a ring which was then sent to be sized in Italy. | |
| The ring was from Mr Repossi's "Dis-moi oui" range - meaning "Tell me yes". | |
| Dodi Al Fayed was then to collect it that day and present it to the princess as an engagement ring, the jury heard. | |
| Following his visit to the exclusive shop, Mr Al Fayed returned to the Imperial Suite at the Ritz Hotel, where the couple were staying. | |
| Later that day, the Mercedes carrying the princess and Mr Al Fayed crashed in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel while being followed by paparazzi. |