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==Legacy== [[File:112407-Harrods-DiannaDodiMemorial2.jpg|thumb|Memorial to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], and Dodi Fayed in Harrods]] Fayed's father erected two memorials to his son and Diana at [[Harrods]]. The first, unveiled on 12 April 1998, consists of photos of them behind a pyramid-shaped display containing a wine glass smudged with lipstick from Diana's final dinner, and the ring Fayed had purchased for her the day before they died.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/10/diana.inquest.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview |title=Jeweler: Diana, Dodi picked engagement ring β CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219171148/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/10/diana.inquest.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview |archive-date=19 February 2008 }}</ref> The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled ''[[Innocent Victims]]'', is a {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} high bronze statue of the two dancing on a beach, beneath the wings of an [[albatross]], a symbol of freedom and eternity.<ref name=CNN090105>[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/01/diana.dodi.statue/index.html Harrods unveils Diana, Dodi statue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031720/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/01/diana.dodi.statue/index.html |date=4 March 2016 }}, CNN, 1 September 2005.</ref> The memorials were designed by [[William Mitchell (sculptor)|Bill Mitchell]], a close friend of Fayed's father who had worked for the Fayed family for more than 40 years, including as a designer at Harrods.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/161556.stm Princes lead Diana remembrance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815111943/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/161556.stm |date=15 August 2017 }} BBC</ref> Fayed's father sold Harrods in 2010. In January 2018, the manager of Harrods announced that the statue would be returned to the Al-Fayed family. He noted that Diana's sons William and Harry had commissioned a memorial to be installed at Kensington Palace, which the public could visit.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/13/tacky-statue-of-diana-and-dodi-fayed-to-be-removed-from-harrods|title='Tacky' statue of Diana and Dodi Fayed to be removed from Harrods|first=Chris|last=Johnston|date=13 January 2018|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113231513/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/13/tacky-statue-of-diana-and-dodi-fayed-to-be-removed-from-harrods|archive-date=13 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> {{clear left}}
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