Former staff at Harrods have publicly accused the tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed of sexual abuse.

Officers confirmed a probe was launched into the report of a sexual assault, which is alleged to have taken place at Balnagown Estate near Invergordon.

Mohamed Al Fayed, the late billionaire and former owner of luxury department store Harrods has been accused of sexual abuse, with some of it alleged to have taken place at a home linked to the royals

The former Harrods owner, who has been accused of rape at his London store, previously owned Balnagown Estate in the Highlands.

A string of women have come forward to publicly accuse the late Harrods owner and billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed of serious sexual assaults and predatory behaviour

Former police officer Mark Williams-Thomas, who helped to expose Jimmy Savile as a paedophile in 2012, was reportedly part of a police probe into the Al Fayed's alleged sex crimes.