This case combines some of the most horrific elements of the cases involving Jimmy Savile, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein.'

US lawyer Gloria Allred described Harrods as a “toxic, unsafe, and abusive environment” under the chairmanship of Mr Al Fayed. She told the press conference that the allegations against Mr Al Fayed include serial rape, attempted rape, sexual battery, and sexual abuse of minors.

A press conference heard how there was a ‘systematic failure of corporate responsibility’ in the Mohamed Al Fayed case.