Innocent Victims

Innocent Victims is a copper statue of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed, which was on display at the Harrods department store in London, England, between 2005 and 2018.

[6][7][5] Mitchell also designed the Egyptian escalator at Harrods and the associated carvings which form the background to both of the Dodi and Diana monuments.

At the time of its unveiling in September 2005,[2] Al-Fayed, who had maintained that the deaths were not an accident although an official investigation ruled out foul play, said: As we approach the eighth anniversary of Diana and Dodi's untimely death and in the absence of any further official memorial for these two victims – apart from the highly criticised fountain in Hyde Park – I wanted to keep their spirits alive with a further gesture ...

I have named the sculpture Innocent Victims because for eight years I have fought to prove that my son and Princess Diana were murdered.

[6] The store's manager at the time, Michael Ward, said it was appropriate to return the statue to Mohamed Al-Fayed, given that a new public memorial had been commissioned at Kensington Palace by princes William and Harry.

1998 memorial to Diana and Dodi in Harrods
Alternative view showing the Egyptian carvings that form the background to both of the Dodi and Diana monuments