He made sure it didn't go back to the English establishment at least.
Imagine 2.2 b and that's one holding...he did well, theY must have wanted it badly...now what you do with all that moolah ???
Apparently he wants to spend more time with his grandchildren. They're in for a few presents I think.
I remember being told by someone who knew Al-Fayed that he originally bought the place with money from Qatar (if memory serves anyway). He was supposed to have been an intermediary on their behalf - fronting for them, but once he bought it he reneged on the deal he had with them and kept it.
Nice guy.