Harrods tycoon dies on day before 26th anniversary of son's death with Princess Diana

‘He enjoyed a long and fulfilled retirement surrounded by his loved ones’

- Liz Perkins

MOHAMED Al Fayed has died at the age of 94 the day before the 26th anniversary of his son's death.

The billionaire Egyptian businessman previously owned Harrods department store in Knightsbridge along with Fulham football club in London.

His film producer son Dodi Fayed, died on August 31, 1997, in the same car as Princess Diana when it crashed in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris.

It is understood Al-Fayed was buried after Friday prayers at London Central Mosque in Regent's Park.

In a statement released by Fulham FC his family said: "Mrs Mohamed Al Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her beloved husband, their father and their grandfather, Mohamed, has passed away peacefully of old age on Wednesday August 30, 2023.

"He enjoyed a long and fulfilled retirement surrounded by his loved ones." After rising to become one of the most high-profile tycoons in Britain he became renowned as being anti-establishment and fought a long-running campaign following the death of the princess and Dodi claiming that the crash was not an accident and alleged that the British security services were behind it.

But French police said it was an accident and that it was caused partly as the driver Henri Paul was speeding and as he had a high level of alcohol in his blood, which was also confirmed by a British investigation.