'My dad abused women like business abuses the planet'

Son of former Harrods owner speaks out over assault claims

- ADAM WHITE

Omar Fayed, the youngest son of the disgraced Harrods businessman Mohamed al-Fayed, has compared his father's treatment of women to humanity's treatment of the planet.

Fayed, who died in August 2023, has been accused of sexual assault by more than 100 women, with each allegation currently being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.

Omar, a lifelong environmentalist, has now spoken for the first time about the allegations levied at his father, saying: "I see some correlation between the conduct of my father and the conduct of business and industry at a planetary level. The abuse of the feminine is very close in principle - this is slightly philosophical with the abuse of Mother Earth." In conversation with The Sunday Times, Omar said he did not witness any impropriety committed by his father but that he believed many of the women who had come forward with allegations, calling them "devastating".