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1、ADianaEpilogue:DodiFayed’sDadSellsHarrodsMohamedalFayedhaslonginsistedhewouldresistanyattemptstodislodgehimfromHarrodsduringhislifetime-andevenbeyondit.WhenIinterviewedtheEgyptiantycoonin1998,ayearafterthedeathinaPariscarcrashofhiseldestsonDodiandDodi’sinamorataDi
2、ana,PrincessofWales,alFayedtoldmeheplannedtobuildaglasspyramidontheroofoftheiconicLondondepartmentstoreheboughtin1985for617millionpounds(aboutabilliondollarsatthattime).“HereinthestairwellI’vehadmyfacecarved12timesinplaceontothebodyofpharaohRamses.It’snowamemorial
3、,”hesaid.“WhenIdie,I’llhavemyselfmummifiedandplacedinaglasspyramidontheroofsothatpeoplecancomeandvisitme.”IfhestillhopesforafinalrestingplaceatopHarrods,heperhapsincludedsuchastipulationinhissecretnegotiationswithQatarHolding,anarmoftheQataristateinvestmentauthori
4、ty,whichonMay8emergedasthenewownerofthestore.Thedeal,reportedlyfor1.5billionpounds($2.2billion),wasconfirmedbyKenCostaoftheinvestmentbankLazardInternational,anadvisortothesale.Costa’sstatementtotheBritishbroadcasterSkyNewsexplainedthatalFayed“hasdecidedtoretireand
5、tospendmoretimewithhischildrenandhisgrandchildren.”TimemayhavemellowedalFayed,butit’stoughtoimaginethepugnaciousbusinessmanrelaxingintoaquiet-andfeud-free-retirement.Whenrumorsofatakeovercirculatedearlierthisyear,alFayedrejectedthemwiththerobustinvectivethatishish
6、allmark.“PeopleapproachusfromKuwait,SaudiArabia,Qatar,”hetoldBritain’sSundayTimes.“Fairenough,butIputtwofingersuptothemall.Itisnotforsale.ThisisnotMarks&SpencerorSainsbury.Itisaspecialplacethatgivespeoplepleasure.ThereisonlyoneMecca.”ThereisindisputablyonlyonealFa
7、yedtoo,thoughheoncetoldaBritishtabloidhewashavinghimselfcloned2,000times.WhenIaskedwhyhe’dsownthecloningrumor,hisexplanationwascrisp:“IjustwantedtoupsettheBritishestablishment.”AlFayedhasararetalentforupsettingtheBritishestablishment,andownershipoftheBritishestabl
8、ishment’sfavoritedepartmentstoregavehimunparalleledopportunitiesfordoingjustthat.HispurchaseofHarrods25yearsagowasitselfcontroversial.ABritishgovernment
