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The Princess Diana inquest jury has been shown a copy of a receipt for a £11,600 "engagement ring" bought by Dodi Al Fayed hours before they died. | The Princess Diana inquest jury has been shown a copy of a receipt for a £11,600 "engagement ring" bought by Dodi Al Fayed hours before they died. |
Dated 30 August 1997, the receipt from the Paris branch of jewellery store Alberto Repossi contained the words "bague fiancaille" or engagement ring. | Dated 30 August 1997, the receipt from the Paris branch of jewellery store Alberto Repossi contained the words "bague fiancaille" or engagement ring. |
The High Court heard the ring was from the "Dis-moi oui" range, which means "Tell me yes". | The High Court heard the ring was from the "Dis-moi oui" range, which means "Tell me yes". |
Police said the ring was found at Mr Al Fayed's Paris flat after their death. | |
Mr Al Fayed's visit to the jewellery store happened on the same day as he and the princess died in a car crash in a Paris tunnel. | Mr Al Fayed's visit to the jewellery store happened on the same day as he and the princess died in a car crash in a Paris tunnel. |
New CCTV footage of Mr Al Fayed in the store was also shown to the jury on Thursday. | |
Jewellery selection | Jewellery selection |
The grainy images showed him standing, surrounded by staff, and being shown several items of jewellery. The shop had closed to the public. | |
The jury watched Mr Al Fayed being taken to a cabinet by Mr Repossi before a selection of pieces was laid out on tables for him to inspect. | The jury watched Mr Al Fayed being taken to a cabinet by Mr Repossi before a selection of pieces was laid out on tables for him to inspect. |
Mr Al Fayed's father, Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, says the couple had met Mr Repossi earlier that summer to chose a ring which was then sent to be sized in Italy. | Mr Al Fayed's father, Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, says the couple had met Mr Repossi earlier that summer to chose a ring which was then sent to be sized in Italy. |
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The jury also saw footage of Dodi Al Fayed returning to the nearby Ritz Hotel, where Diana had spent the afternoon, carrying only a brochure from the shop. | |
But the footage went on to show Claude Roulet, the hotel president's assistant, returning to the store shortly afterwards and picking up an item in a bag which he took back to the couple's Imperial Suite. | |
He is then captured depositing the bag in the hotel's strong room. | |
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Carpenter of the Metropolitan Police, who showed the CCTV footage to the jury, confirmed that a "Dis-moi oui" ring had been recovered from Mr Al-Fayed's flat off the Champs Elysees. |