The late Mohamed Al-Fayed has been accused of rape by five women who worked for Harrods in a new BBC investigation, drawing attention to his royal connections.

The former boss of luxury department store Harrods Mohamed Al-Fayed has been accused of rape and sexual assault by a string of numerous former employees. More than 20 women have spoken to the BBC as part of a special investigation, coming forward with allegations of assault and physical violence at properties in London and Paris.

As London editor of Vanity Fair, Henry Porter desperately tried to expose the sex crimes of the Harrods owner as far back as 1995. Here he tells Mark Hollingsworth how hard it was to make the accusati