Daily Mirror – How did he escape justice?
“How did he escape justice?” asks the Daily Mirror as it leads with Mohamed al Fayed never being arrested despite police receiving 19 sex abuse claims while he was alive.
Princess Kate’s recent trip to the English National Ballet also makes the front splash.
Mohamed Al Fayed: 19 different women reported rape or sexual assault while Harrods boss was alive
Mohamed Al Fayed was accused of rape and sexual assault by 19 different women when he was alive, Scotland Yard has revealed.
The victims came forward to the force between 2005 and 2023 but Al Fayed was never charged before he died aged 94 last year. The offences were alleged to have taken place between 1979 and 2013.
Three were allegations of rape, 15 were sexual assault and one related to trafficking. The Met Police said in a statement on Thursday: “At this time we have identified 19 allegations which resulted in crimes being recorded involving Al Fayed relating to 19 separate women that were reported to the Met between 2005 and 2023.
“Between 2005 and 2023 we approached the Crown Prosecution Service on five occasions – two of these, in 2009 and 2015, were to pass full files of evidence. The remaining three approaches were for early investigative advice. In all 19 allegations that were reported to police there was no further action taken against Mohamed Al Fayed.”
Kate Middleton at ballet in surprise first public outing since end of chemotherapy
The Princess of Wales is building up to a return to royal life by attending a matinee performance by the English National Ballet.
Kate, who earlier this month announced she had completed her chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with cancer in February, attended the performance of Giselle at Sadlers Wells.
The future Queen enjoyed the performance so much, she shared a personal message on X, saying: “Congratulations and thank you to @ENBallet and @Sadlers_Wells for the wonderfully powerful, moving and inspiring performance of Akram Khan’s Giselle. Creativity at its best! C” A royal source said: “Over the last few months, a key part of the Princess’ recovery is doing things that bring her joy and the arts, including ballet, is a real passion for the Princess.”
The Princess is continuing to plan for a return to royal duties, this week confirming her intention to host her annual charity carol concert at Westminster Abbey in December. The Together At Christmas event, now in its fourth year, will be shown on ITV on Christmas Eve.
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Friday’s front pages have a real mix of international and domestic stories, from Boris Johnson’s memoir to the latest in the Middle East.
Several papers lead on Chancellor Rachel Reeves, suggesting she is to ‘tone down’ her non-dom crackdown plans after it was revealed there were fears the crackdown won’t bring in extra money to the Treasury. There are other stories about the chancellor and her upcoming Budget on the front pages – and online – as the papers speculate what she has planned for the British economy.
