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Harrods vs Al Fayed: Can London’s most famous department store survive its Jimmy Savile moment?

Harrods vs Al Fayed: Can London’s most famous department store survive its Jimmy Savile moment?

The documentary “Did the luxury store protect a billionaire predator?” The question panicked the executives of Qatar state-owned Harrods Ltd, which bought one of the UK’s most valuable properties from Al Fayed for £1.5 billion in 2010. In it, 20 former Harrods employees detail how they were sexually assaulted or raped by Al Fayed, who recruited victims as young as 15 in his store and later assaulted them at various locations, including his flat in Park Lane. RitzParisHe also succeeded Villa Windsor, which he also owns, as well as the former home of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, which he spent £12 million renovating to be closer to the royal family. and through his son Dodi, who died in the accident Princess Diana Leaving the Ritz Paris in 1997.