How did Mohamed Al Fayed make his money before Harrods?

Fayed moved to Genoa, Italy, in 1958 and then to London in 1964. Two years later he became an adviser to the sultan of Brunei and founded his own shipping company, Genevaco. In 1972 he launched the marine repair yard International Marine Services in Dubayy.



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A subsequent government investigation into the takeover, officially published in 1990, found that Al Fayed and his brother had been dishonest about their wealth and origins to secure the takeover. They called the claims unfair. Five years later, his first application for British citizenship was rejected.

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In 2010, it was announced that Fayed had sold Harrods to Qatar Holdings for £1.5 billion.

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No Diana Memorial in Harrods! I took friends who had never been to Harrods or seen the Diana/Dodi memorial, after walking around I finally asked a staff member. The store is no longer part of the Fayid property portfolio, it is now owned by the Royal family of Quater and all trace of Diana has been removed.

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Sexual assault allegations In 1997, several former Harrods employees told ITV's The Big Story their stories of harassment, from being groped and kissed to having cash stuffed in their bra. He denied the allegations. In 2008, Mr Al Fayed was accused of indecent assault against a 15-year-old girl, which he again denied.

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However their marriage was short-lived, with Khashoggi filing for divorce after two years reportedly because Al Fayed had been unfaithful. Khashoggi went on to marry Saudi Ambassador Anas Yassin, with the pair having a daughter, Jumana Yassin. She died in March 1986 from a heart attack at the age of 51.

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It happened in the early hours of August 31, 1997, and it's a moment people across the world will never forget. While Diana was laid to rest on a private island on her family's estate in Althorp Park, Dodi was buried in Brookwood Cemetery near Woking.

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