How disgraced Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed ordered removal of royal warrants from store and then had them burned after accusing Prince Philip of being involved in the death of Princess Diana and his son By Alesia Fiddler Published: 02:37 EDT, 25 September 2024 | Updated: 02:50 EDT, 25 September 2024 e-mail View comments Despite rubbing shoulders with the Royal Family for years, Mohamed Al Fayed's relationship with the British monarchy went up in flames after the death of his son. The now-disgraced late billionaire used to ensure that Harrods - the luxury department store he owned until 2010 - displayed the four royal warrants it held. But after his son Dodi was killed in a car crash in Paris alongside Princess Diana on August 31, 1997, Al Fayed accused Prince Philip of being involved in their deaths.
In the year 2000, Al Fayed was told that the late Duke of Edinburgh , who died in 2021, did not want to renew his warrant because his shopping at the store had declined. Al Fayed then took down three others granted by Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother and the then Prince Charles. Al Fayed later revealed that he had the warrants burned.
A BBC documentary revealed last week that the businessman, who died aged 94 last August, has been accused of sexual assault and rape by more than 20 women . Harrods, which is now owned by Qatar, said they are 'utterly appalled' by the allegations and have 'sincerely' apologised to his victims. Former Harrods' owner Mohamed Al Fayed with Queen E.