All you need to know about who plays Dodi Fayed in The Crown season 5

The Crown season five is on Netflix now and the new season introduces some new characters as the story progresses. Diana, Princess of Wales (played by Elizabeth Debicki) and Prince Charles (Dominic West) are at the heart of the story as their marriage comes to an end. Diana went on to form a relationship with Dodi Fayed and here’s all you need to know about who plays him.Dodi Fayed was an Egyptian film producer and the son of billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed (Salim Daw) who was in a relationship with Princess Diana when they both died after a car crash in Paris in 1997.His father Mohamed is the former owner of Harrods department store, as well as the Hôtel Ritz Paris.Dodi became romantically involved with Diana in July 1997, and they spent nine days together on holiday in the French and Italian Rivieras.They had been on board Dodi’s family yacht and had stopped in Paris for a meal at the end of their trip.Both Dodi and Diana were killed in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma underpass after leaving the restaurant.READ MORE: Queen’s devastation at Windsor fire shown in The Crown The Crown: Dodi Fayed actor Khalid Abdalla (Image: NETFLIX/GETTY) The Crown: Khalid Abdalla and Salim Daw play father and son (Image: GETTY) The Crown: Dodi and Mohamed are father and son (Image: NETFLIX)Khalid said the Egyptian film producer he played has ‘never really been mourned because he’s never really been known’.Speaking about how little is known about Dodi, who was 42 when he died, the actor told The Independent: ‘Dodi’s name has been on people’s lips for 25 years and yet nobody really knows anything about him.”When they actually ask themselves, ‘What do I know?’ They might get as far as they know who his father was, and they’ll have the word ‘playboy’, and that’s about it.’Before the release of The Crown’s new episodes, Khalid appeared on Good Morning Britain alongside hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls.DON’T MISS… Here’s who plays Mohamed Al-Fayed in The Crown season 5 [INSIGHT] Here’s who will be taking over as Princess Anne in The Crown season 5 [EXPLAINER] The Crown blasted for not portraying Camilla in a ‘good light’ [DISCUSSION]  The Crown: Khalid Abdalla was on Good Morning Britain (Image: ITV)’All 120 world leaders are descending on Sharm El-Sheikh right now. If all of them can’t result in Alaa being released from prison, then what hope do we have in the climate?”When asked why he is advocating for Alaa, he said: ‘I’m here as a friend, I’m here as someone who believes in a better world.”But look at him [Alaa], he’s been on hunger strike for over 200 days, he is fighting with his body, he is the reason that I am here.’We need to be doing everything that we can, so that’s what I have to do – regardless of whether I’m in The Crown.’The Crown season 5 is on Netflix now.