Queen Elizabeth warned about Mohamed Al Fayed before Diana’s death, says former royal security chief

The late Queen was reportedly warned that Mohamed Al Fayed was a "salacious attacker of women" before Princess Diana's death, as it was revealed yesterday that five women have accused the former Harrods owner of rape.

A BBC investigation uncovered numerous sexual assault allegations against the late billionaire, and Scotland Yard's former head of royalty protection, Dai Davies, disclosed that police became aware of accusations against Al Fayed in the 1990s.

Mr. Davies shared that he had informed an adviser to Queen Elizabeth II about his concerns regarding Princess Diana and her sons, William and Harry, vacationing with Al Fayed and his son, Dodi, shortly before Diana’s death in 1997, but said his warnings were disregarded.

Last night, Sir Keir Starmer faced scrutiny over the failure to prosecute Al Fayed, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 94, during his time as Director of Public Prosecutions, with accusations surfacing that Al Fayed had preyed on staff for decades.

The Prime Minister led the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in 2009 when its lawyers decided not to press charges against the Egyptian-born businessman over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a 15-year-old schoolgirl the previous year.

Downing Street stated that Sir Keir, who left his position at the CPS in 2013, had no involvement in the decision, and the case "did not cross his desk." However, the Conservatives labeled it "yet another instance of failure" by the CPS during his tenure, citing the agency’s failure to prosecute pedophile Jimmy Savile as well.

Yesterday, Mr. Davies commented: "There are serious questions here about why these allegations were not pursued."

"Why wasn’t something done about it? There are clearly other victims out there."

"Why was it decided that they were not worthy of prosecution?"