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His Last Punch?(Mohamed Al Fayed and British aristocracy)(Brief Article)

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No matter how hard he's tried, Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed just hasn't been able to ingratiate himself with the British elite. Since taking over Harrods in 1985, Al Fayed has endured nothing but criticism over everything from the department store's decor to, simply put, his foreignness.He saw a glimmer of hope when his son Dodi struck up a relationship with Princess Di, but that all ended in tragedy--and got worse when Al Fayed accused the royal family of being responsible for their deaths.

Perhaps Al Fayed's greatest ...

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