In the decade before he died, Fayed‘s financial support for the Egyptian intelligence service reportedly reached into the millions of pounds, paid in cash or Bitcoin via holding companies.
The payments were intended not only to gather intelligence on his rivals in Qatar and Brunei but also to seek answers about Diana and Dodi’s deaths.
A source revealed: “The Egyptian agents informed Fayed they had no concrete information about the crash but cautioned him against his ongoing public claims about British intelligence.”
Another insider described Fayed’s behaviour after the tragedy as “completely unbalanced,” noting his frequent shouting and frantic demands during meetings with Egyptian officers in London.
Omar Fayed, Mohamed’s youngest son, 36, acknowledged awareness of his father’s dealings with shadowy figures linked to Egyptian intelligence.
“My father was a very generous man and he was an information addict,” Omar said. “He always wanted a competitive advantage over his business rivals and to know what happened to Dodi and Diana, even though towards the end he accepted ‘letting God sort it out.'”
Since Mohamed Fayed‘s death, his Finnish widow Heini Wathen-Fayed and their children have been embroiled in disputes over the division of an estimated $1.7billion estate, which includes London property and the Paris Ritz hotel.
Sources indicate the Egyptian intelligence service is concerned about losing a crucial funding source linked to Fayed’s estate and has sought to persuade Wathen-Fayed to continue financing their operations.
An intermediary reportedly attempted to meet her but was unsuccessful.
