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The Ritz after Al-Fayed
The Ritz Paris has been in turmoil since accusations of sexual abuse against its late owner. © Studio Pachamama

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The Ritz after Al-Fayed

The Ritz Paris has faced numerous challenges since the death of its long-standing owner, Egyptian business mogul, Mohamed Al-Fayed. The world's most famous luxury hotel has to live with the risk of seeing its reputation tarnished by the onslaught of sexual assault allegations levelled against Al-Fayed. What's more, the late owner's heirs do not have the same vision of the hotel's future, with some wanting to sell it and others keen to keep the jewel in the crown of Mohamed Al-Fayed's empire in family hands.

The Ritz after Al-Fayed
The Ritz Paris has been in turmoil since accusations of sexual abuse against its late owner. © Studio Pachamama

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
Ritz Paris hit with first complaint from Al-Fayed victim

Since the BBC's September 2024 revelations that the Egyptian luxury mogul repeatedly abused women working for his companies, the department store Harrods, now in Qatari hands, has so far been the only one subject to legal complaints.

The world-renowned hotel is the first establishment directly controlled by the Al-Fayed family to be the target of a complaint.
LogoSubscribers only Families 13.03.2025
The world-renowned hotel is the first establishment directly controlled by the Al-Fayed family to be the target of a complaint.

France, Saudi Arabia
As Al Fayed abuse storm gathers strength, Ritz Paris gets a new chairman close to Riyadh

So far unaffected by complaints filed by victims of late former owner Mohamed Al Fayed's abuse, the Ritz Paris has replaced its chairman, financier Keith Lindsay, with a lawyer who used to manage the lucrative licensing of the Ritz brand.

LogoSubscribers only Entourage 27.02.2025

France, United Kingdom
Ritz Paris provisioned for litigation long before sexual assault accusations against ex-owner Al Fayed

A decade before Mohamed Al Fayed's multiple alleged sexual assaults on women became the subject of a damning BBC documentary, the Ritz Paris started to set aside millions of euros in anticipation of legal proceedings from employees.

LogoSubscribers only Entourage 26.09.2024

France, United Kingdom
Ritz Paris rate hikes serve to repay Al Fayed loans

For the past year, guests have paid a lot more to stay at the luxury hotel on the Place Vendôme, allowing creditor shareholders to get some of their money back.

LogoSubscribers only Families 29.08.2024

France, United Kingdom
Ritz at daggers drawn with ex-manager Frank Klein

The head of the iconic Paris hotel for 40 years, Frank Klein has won nearly half a million euros in damages from his former employer.

LogoSubscribers only Houses 20.06.2024

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
Ritz Paris's future hangs in the balance

While the heirs to the iconic hotel on Paris's Place Vendôme debate its future following the death of owner Mohamed Al Fayed last year, would-be buyers are all ears.

The Ritz Paris, on the French capital's Place Vendôme.
LogoSubscribers only Families 29.02.2024
The Ritz Paris, on the French capital's Place Vendôme.

France
What will become of the late Mohamed Al Fayed's Megève chalet and Saint-Tropez villa?

The Egyptian tycoon and proprietor of the Ritz, who died last week at 94, leaves behind a substantial real estate portfolio that includes two sumptuous French properties, in the Alps and on the Côte d'Azur.

LogoSubscribers only Families 07.09.2023

United Kingdom
[Family Affairs] Mohamed Al Fayed struggles to shield his heirs from Ritz Paris's debts

Over the past two years, Mohamed Al Fayed has been striving to clear Ritz Paris's debts and leave a stable hotel group for his heirs.

Egyptian tycoon Mohamed Al-Fayed.
LogoSubscribers only Families 29.09.2022
Egyptian tycoon Mohamed Al-Fayed.

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