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Mohamed comes to the mountains

My interview with Mohamed al-Fayed in Harrods in 2003

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Kenny Farquharson
Sep 02, 2023
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Mohamed al-Fayed. Credit: BBC

Mohamed al-Fayed’s death at the age of 94 was announced late last night. The news sent me hunting in the archives for an interview I did with him in Harrods in 2003 for The Sunday Times. I was writing for the paper’s Scottish edition, hence the emphasis on Balnagown, his castle in the Highlands, and his legal manoeuvres in t…

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