DODI Al-Fayed was known for his relationship with Princess Diana – but he was previously married to model Susanne Gregard.
Dodi Al-Fayed was dating Princess Diana in her final months before a car crash tragically killed them both in Paris in 1997.
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Susanne worked as a model in the 1980sGetty
However, the businessman had a string of high-profile romances before meeting the beloved royal.
The playboy was linked to Blue Lagoon actress Brooke Shields, Val Kilmer’s ex-wife Joanne Whalley, Stranger Things star Winona Ryder and Frank Sinatra’s daughter Tina.
But he only actually tied the knot once, to model Susanne in 1986.
Their marriage was short lived and they divorced the following year after just eight months together.
Who is Susanne Gregard?
Susanne is best known for being a model in the 1980s.
She has also worked as an actress and played a small role in the American rom com Key Exchange in 1985.
She featured as a guest on American TV show Star Search in 1984 as herself.
How did she meet Dodi Al-Fayed and did they have any children?
Susanne met Dodi when she was 26, and he courted her by flying her to London at weekends by Concorde.
It took a while for him to woo her and when she rejected his invitation to visit England for two weeks, he took action.
The multimillionaire booked her as a model at Harrods so she would be unable to refuse.
According to Vanity Fair, Dodi proposed to Susanne on New Year’s Eve in 1986.
She has spoken about her ex-husband in a positive light in previous interviews.
“He was so romantic and thoughtful,” the former model told People. “And he didn’t take things too seriously.
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“Once, during a candlelit dinner he had arranged, the table we were sitting at collapsed, and the whole turkey fell to the floor. We laughed so hard. That was what I loved about him.”
The pair did not have any children together.
Where is Susanne Gregard now?
Not much is known about Susanne now, but she is still alive and thought to be living in America.
She is believed to be married to a surgeon named Philippe Quilici.