In the French and Italian press , many column inches were devoted to Robert De Niro 's interrogation as a witness by a Paris magistrate in connection with an international call-girl scandal , and in the British press much space was given to Mohammed Al Fayed 's interview with the tabloid Daily Mirror saying he believed that the deaths of his son Dodi and his friend Princess Diana had been the result of a conspiracy .
Many felt that Mohammed Al Fayed 's interview was the result of grief at the loss of his son .