Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, said Sunday he had the plush London emporium's royal warrants taken down and burned. The Egyptian tycoon, in a letter to The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, called the endorsements a "curse" on the luxury department store.
A royal warrant allows a supplier to advertise that they are used by the royal family. The Harrods warrants were from Queen Elizabeth II, her husband Prince Philip, queen Elizabeth the queen mother and Prince Charles. "I ordered their removal. Later, I had them burned. They were a curse and business tripled following their removal," Al Fayed said.
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