Bygones are bygones
Sir: You were kind enough to publish a let- ter from me in your edition of 25 March in which I referred to your columnist Mr Theodoracopulos.
Your readers may be surprised to hear that I have received a letter from Messrs Peter Carter-Ruck & Partners, solicitors for Mr Theodoracopulos, suggesting that my letter implied that their client is a regu- lar user of cocaine and that my words con- stitute a grave libel. They have suggested that I make clear to your readers that my words were not intended to imply that Mr Theodoracopulos is a regular user of cocaine. I am happy to do this. Your read- ers will, of course, have appreciated that I intended in my letter only to make refer- ence to Mr Theodoracopulos's conviction on 8 August 1984 and his sentence of 16 weeks' imprisonment after he admitted possessing 23.1 grammes of cocaine, getting on for an ounce, at Heathrow airport.
Your readers may also wish to know that I have given an undertaking only to refer to Mr Theodoracopulos as a former cocaine- user in my letters. If that makes him happy, then I am delighted.
M. Al Fayed
Harrods Ltd, Knightsbridge, London SW1
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