"It is a tribute to what might have been if the couple's car had not crashed on Aug. 31, 1997," said Bill Mitchell, a Fayed family friend who crafted the work at a foundry in east London.

“如果1997年8月31日他们没有发生车祸的话，这件作品将是献给两人未来美好生活的礼物。”比尔·米切尔说。比尔是法耶兹家的朋友，他在伦敦东部的一个铸造厂里打造了这件作品。

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It is now trying to sell Teksid, its foundry business, and Comau, which makes robots for car makers such as Ford and GM.

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