Trailer: World of Secrets, Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods

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🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed – former owner of one of the most famous shops in the world – is accused of rape and attempted rape by women who worked for him. For the full investigation, search for World of Secrets wherever you get your BBC podcasts. This is a story of power and control at the very top of British society. At the time of many of the alleged attacks, Mohamed Al Fayed was the owner of London’s luxury department store Harrods, and also the iconic Ritz Paris hotel and English football club Fulham FC. The BBC has heard testimony of over 20 women. Harrods has condemned Al Fayed’s actions “in the strongest terms” and has told the BBC that “as a business we failed our employees who were his victims and for this we sincerely apologise.” Harrods says the organisation is different today to the one owned by Al Fayed, and it “seeks to put the welfare of our employees at the heart of everything we do.”

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0:00.0	The billionaire who died last year has been accused of multiple counts of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault by women who worked for him.
0:12.0	Now they refused to be silenced any longer.
0:16.2	The story is told by the BBC's Global Investigations Podcast, World of Secrets. Mohammed Al-Fayette, eccentric bill. of the Ritz-Paris and Villas across Europe, best known as the former owner of luxury
0:36.8	London department store, Harrods.
0:39.2	There was like a phone system that would go along and like, he's coming, he's coming, it's coming.
0:42.5	Genuinely, the phone's a ring is coming, it's coming.
0:44.1	I just loved it. The Toy Department was exactly like a Wancre factory.
0:48.9	We have royal families from all over the world shopping here every day of the week and spending many millions.
0:55.0	I used to get Madonna phone up. Every footballer you could imagine.
0:59.0	Actors, Johnny Depp came in, yeah, crazy time.
1:05.0	To customers and the public, he was a showman, appearing on national television.
1:10.0	Please welcome back, Mohammed Al Foyez.
1:12.0	He earned sympathy as a grieving father. Welcome back, Mohammed Al Foyet.
1:12.6	He earned sympathy as a grieving father when his son was killed in a car crash with Princess
1:17.6	Diana.
1:18.6	You have a child who has been snatched fully, and you know howl the
1:23.7	he'd be murdered.
1:25.8	Even if his claims were outlandish.
1:28.5	But in private, Mohammed Al-Faiyed was no clown.
1:35.0	In his private office, that's where things would start to happen.
1:40.0	He was a groomer.
1:41.0	And a predator. He was a get him and a predator.
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