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Security cameras were everywhere - in Harrods and in a luxury apartment used by staff. There’s an atmosphere of paranoia.

Security cameras were everywhere - in Harrods and in a luxury apartment used by staff. There’s an atmosphere of paranoia. Vanity Fair magazine was investigating the rumours swirling around Mohamed Al Fayed. Would the truth about him be exposed, even as potential witnesses say they were intimidated?

This season of World of Secrets is about sexual abuse, and includes descriptions which some listeners might find distressing. For a list of organisations in the UK that can provide support for survivors of sexual abuse, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Season 4 of World of Secrets, Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods, is a Long Form Audio production for the BBC World Service.

Presenters: Shaimaa Khalil and Cassie Cornish-Trestrail
Producer: Sally Abrahams
Senior Producer: Neal Razzell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Sound design: Neil Churchill and Nigel Appleton
Special thanks to Series Consultant Keaton Stone, Director Erica Gornall, and Executive Producer Mike Radford
Commissioning Senior Producer: Anne Dixey
Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel

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