The Crown casts Khalid Abdalla to play Dodi Fayed

Variety

The Hanna alum has been cast to play Princess Diana's boyfriend, Egyptian department store heir Dodi Fayed. Both were killed in the tragic August 1997 car accident in Paris while fleeing paparazzi. The Crown has also cast Fauda alum Salim Daw to play Dodi's father, billionaire and former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed.