Samantha Jay-Ramsay’s family said she reported Mr Al Fayed to police when she worked at Harrods almost 30 years ago.

Lawyers acting on behalf of alleged victims said the first letter of claim was the ‘beginning of the formal legal process’.

The 41-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is accused of being in contempt of court.

Mike Jeffries, Matthew Smith and Jim Jacobson were arrested on Tuesday morning

Caroline Sturgess paid tribute to her daughter at the public inquiry into the Salisbury poisonings

The husband of Lady Gabriella Kingston died from a catastrophic head injury and a gun was found near his body on February 25