Mohamed Al Fayed's widow drops doubts over abuse claims as Harrods seeks to oust her from his £118m estate

Heini Wathen-Fayed has reversed her previous scepticism and now accepts the abuse claims against her late husband, the High Court heard on Wednesday. Harrods is applying to remove her and daughters Camilla and Jasmine Fayed as estate executors, arguing the £118m estate faces insolvency against claims worth at least £150m from more than 320 women.

Harrods has already paid £6.9m to victims and wants the estate to cover further settlements.

Survivors are split: 270 women represented by KP Law oppose removing the family, saying the estate is actively engaging with their claims.

Sixty women represented by Leigh Day back Harrods' push to replace the family with independent solicitors.