Here are some of the key moments and sex abuse claims amid Fayed’s almost 40-year reign at the top of his business empire.

Harrods sex abuse allegations called ‘one of worst cases world has ever seen’ - Survivors and lawyers speak at press conference on ‘horrific’ allegations of ‘corporate sexual exploitation’

London department store Harrods says it is “a very different organisation” to the one owned and controlled by Al Fayed between 1985 and 2010.