Fayed says ‘enough is enough’ over Di claims

Mohamed Al Fayed has given up his fight to prove that Princess Diana and his son Dodi were murdered by British security services. The Harrods owner, who spent an estimated £15m on his 10-year legal battle, said he was accepting the inquest jury's decision - that the couple were unlawfully killed by the actions of the chauffeur Henri Paul and the following paparazzi - for the sake of her sons, Princes William and Harry.

An exhausted-looking Fayed told Sir Trevor McDonald in an interview on Tuesday night that "enough is enough" and that he was "tired" of fighting. Speaking as "a father who has lost his son" he said of the Princes: "I know [they] loved their mother. I am sure they are blessing in their deep heart what I'm doing to discover the truth. I'm leaving the rest for God to get my revenge, I'm not doing any more… this is the end."

Fayed, who had agreed under oath to accept whatever verdict the jury returned, said he only accepted the judgement "with reservations". He said the most important thing was that the jury had decided it was "not an accident, it's a murder. And this gives me great satisfaction because it proved my point that my son and Diana were murdered."

Dodi's father was not the only one keen to put the case to rest on Tuesday. Gordon Brown warned Fayed that further investigation into his allegation of an MI6 plot would divert funds away from the security services' anti-terrorism work. "I think [Princes William and Harry] have spoken for the whole country when they say this is time to bring this to an end."

Meanwhile the coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker announced that he would not pursue Paul Burrell, the Princess's former butler, for alleged perjury during his three days of evidence.