Fayed’s Victims Say Harrods Hasn’t Fully Reckoned With His Abuse
Years after its former owner sold, the luxury department store is still facing questions.
The Harrods store in Knightsbridge.
Photographer: Ayesha Kazim/BloombergCustomers passing through Harrods can’t avoid former owner Mohamed Al Fayed. His likeness features on multiple carved Pharaonic heads overlooking the Egyptian-themed escalator hall he commissioned that’s the centerpiece of the luxury landmark.
They’re a reminder of the late billionaire, whose serial sexual abuse of women is a grim legacy the outlet is yet to shake off.