'The Crown' Season 5: Who was Sydney Johnson and how did he meet Mohamed al-Fayed?
Sydney Johnson served Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor for around 30 years before being scouted by a businessman from Egypt with royal ambitions. The fifth season of "The Crown" is out, and in its third episode, the Royals play a bit of a su...

The first glimpse was enough
Lia Williams and Alex Jennings play the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. A young man, immaculately dressed, opens the car's door and lets an older couple get out of the car. It's the Royals. They briefly wave at the crows before going inside the consulate. Fayed is immediately mesmerized by the glamour he just witnessed. The rest of the episode focuses on Fayed adopting a new name Mohamed Al-Fayed and how he becomes filthy rich and attempts to make his way through the English royal society and aristocracy.
FAQs:
- Who was Sydney Johnson?
Sydney Johnson served as a valet to the Duke of Windsor and then al-Fayed. - How did Dodi die?
Dodi famously died in a car crash.
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