The department store Harrods has been sold for a fee of around £1.5bn, the BBC can confirm.
Owner Mohammed Al Fayed has agreed to sell the exclusive west London store to Qatari Holdings.
The deal was signed in the early hours of 8 May and should be announced within the next few hours, BBC business correspondent Joe Lynam said.
A colourful and controversial figure, Mr Al Fayed acquired Harrods in 1985 following a £615m takeover bid.
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