Before the kiss heard around the world, in July 1997, Princess Diana brought Princes William and Harry to St. Tropez for a vacation where they spent time together on Dodi Fayed's father's yacht — the Jonikal — and his villa. Fayed was there spending time with Diana, while Kelly Fisher was also in St. Tropez to see Fayed on what she thought was a pre-wedding vacation. But instead of spending time with the entire group, Fisher stayed on a different, smaller yacht that also belonged to the Fayed family, waiting for Fayed to come and see her.
After the photos of Fayed and Princess Diana went public, Fisher hired high-profile lawyer Gloria Allred to represent her in a breach of contract suit against Fayed. In a press conference with Fisher in attendance, wearing the engagement ring that Fayed reportedly gave her, Allred said of Fayed, "he took her love and he gave every indication that they were going to get married and that he would fulfill all of his promises to her. In the end, he betrayed her," via AP Archive.
Her mother also spoke, saying, "No one's daughter deserves to be treated as my daughter was," as Fisher broke down in tears. The basis of the lawsuit centered on Fisher's claim that Fayed had offered her $500,000 to spend time with him and turn down modeling work, and she never received the promised money.
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