Princess Diana was friends with Mohamed long before she met his son, Dodi, according toPeople.

This, despite Dodi being engaged to his fiancee, model Kelly Fisher, at the time, perPeople.

And it had nothing to do with Mohamed.

Princess Diana and Mohamed Al-Fayed in 1987

According toPeople, Princess Diana was in a very transitional period in her life when she met Dodi.

“She had this vision that together they could bridge east and west, crossing creeds and continents.

They could save lives and make it a better world,” Wade said (viaPeople).

Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed on a boat

That is exactly what she did on board Mohamed Al-Fayed’s yacht with his son, Dodi Fayed.

Diana also allegedly wanted to make Hasnat jealous with her Dodi romance, as speculated by theNew York Post.

Princess Diana in 1997