Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on over 100 victims of Mohamed Al Fayed's abuse entering compensation scheme

Over 100 survivors of alleged sexual abuse by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have entered the company’s compensation scheme, reports confirmed.

The retailer set up the scheme after dozens of women came forward with allegations of abuse by the late owner, with some going as far back as 1977.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey explains further.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
With us now as Devin Gray are UK correspondent, evening
Gevin Hi there. So we've got a hundred, even more
than a hundred victims of Muhammad al Fayed who are
getting compensation, are they?

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Well, that's so far what's happening in this process about
this and Harold's has effectively started issuing compensation at the
end of April, and the scheme does remain open for
new applications until the end of March next year. But
they're basically saying that they've listened to feedback from survivors,
whether raised directly or via legal firms, and multiple women

(00:34):
who worked for the former department store owner, Muhammad alphay Ed,
of course, the father of Dodie al Fayed, who was
going out with Princess Diana when they died together. He
died last year. Muhammed alpha Ed and those women have
accused him of rape and sexual assault, and Harold's have
said that victims of abuse by the former owner could

(00:56):
receive roughly four hundred thousand pounds or eight hundred and
thirty thousand New Zealand dollars plus treatment costs if they
agreed to be assessed by a consultant psychiatrist, and we
believe that yet more than one hundred have done exactly that.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
Now, hey, so you counting down to Donald Trump arrives
in Scotland.

Speaker 2 (01:18):
Well, certainly the police in Scotland are this is a
private visit. It comes actually only a few weeks ahead
of a state visit, but it is a separate visit.
And the Scottish Police Federation, those are the ones that
represents rank and file officers those on the ground, are
actually accusing the overall bosses of the police in Scotland
of allegedly breaching a workforce agreement in regards to this visit.

(01:41):
How might that happen? Well, apparently it is going to
be organized in twelve hour shifts for the police, twelve
hours on, twelve hours off, with certain breaks in between.
And what the Scottish Police Federation is saying, well, actually
that isn't within our contract and they are threatening to
take legal action. Now they're leaving it pretty late. Donald

(02:02):
Trump arrives on Friday, so just over forty eight hours
time from now, and of course a great deal of
work to be done. The Scottish Police Scotland is saying, look,
you know, we're talking to the rank of our members
about this. This visit taking place between the twenty fifth
and the twenty ninth. He's going to visit both golf

(02:23):
courses Trump Turnbury and South Esherre and Trump International Scotland
in Aberdeenshire. And we'll also meet the Prime Minister Sekir
Starmer and Scotland's First Minister John Swiney, but only for
informal talks. And the five thousand officers that are being
brought in on this is a very expensive operation. They're
very mindful, of course of the attempted assassination on Donald
Trump before he became president.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
I see, Hey, So the Netflix deal with Heather and
Misser as over? Is it?

Speaker 2 (02:51):
It looks it yes. There are some growing reports which
seem to have legs as it were, and seemed to
be semi confirmed by the in the No say the
deal between Harry and Meghan and the deal with Netflix
is going to be scrapped. It was said to be
worth about two hundred and thirty million New Zealand dollars.

(03:13):
There's no official announcement. Apparently they've mutually agree not to
make an official announcement. And it comes after the Polo,
which was a project that Harry differ Netflix about the
sport was watched by a little over half a million people,
so it really bonded in terms of viewing figures. And
it's also understood the bosses were infuriated by Megan making

(03:36):
her as ever brand a priority, at least that's what
they felt it. Netflix, according to one source, is quoted
as saying they've got all they can from the couple,
and although they've got some viewers for the first documentary
series that proved to be the zenith of content from
the Montesino pair. As they're say so, it looks like

(03:57):
the days of their TV appearances on Netflix maybe over
good stuff.

Speaker 1 (04:01):
Kevin Enjoy your day. That's Kevin Gray, UK correspondent.

Speaker 2 (04:05):
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