Mohamed Al Fayed: Victims in France call for investigation

Ms Lejeune said: “A lot of people could have known what happened (at the Ritz). Some of them couldn’t speak out and I can understand that. But others may have tried to help Al Fayed commit his crimes. That is why it is very important to identify them.”

The Ritz hotel, which is still owned by the Al Fayed family, has issued only one brief statement since the BBC documentary aired, in which it did not elaborate on specific allegations but said it had “addressed any conduct not is in line with the values ​​of the establishment.”

Located next to the French Ministry of Justice on Place Vendome in the heart of the capital, the hotel remains a landmark in Paris. It is perhaps best known in recent decades as the place where Princess Diana ate her last meal before her death, in a car next to her partner – Dodi Al Fayed, Mohamed’s son – on August 31, 1997.

Ms Svensson said her decision to speak out had brought her “much joy”, adding that many of Al Fayed’s victims were now in their 50s and “are at a point in life where we can have the courage collect” and “don’t I don’t want our daughters and grandchildren to be abused in a similar way.