Tom Parker Bowles, son of Queen Camilla, has shared disturbing particulars of his time working at Harrods as a youngster, providing an unsettling account of the division retailer’s former proprietor, Mohamed Al-Fayed.
Speaking on The Go-To Food podcast, Parker Bowles described Al-Fayed as “horrible” to his workers, revealing that staff have been properly conscious of his predatory conduct.
Bowles recalled that Al-Fayed, who owned the enduring London retailer for 25 years, had a infamous status for talking to “fairly women,” a conduct that was well known by those that labored there.
“Everyone knew he was a wrong-un,” he stated, including that Al-Fayed’s actions have been no secret among the many workers.
This comes amid police investigations into his alleged abuse of not less than 11 ladies between 1977 and 2013, with the youngest sufferer reportedly solely 13 years previous.
Al-Fayed handed away final yr, however his troubling legacy continues to make headlines. His son, Dodi, tragically died in the identical automotive crash as Princess Diana in 1997.
He described Al-Fayed as “terrifying,” recalling how the highly effective businessman would make his rounds on the retailer surrounded by bodyguards.
His status for making a poisonous and unsafe setting at Harrods has since been confirmed by US lawyer Gloria Allred, who described the shop beneath his management as “poisonous, unsafe and abusive.”
