Princess Diana’s favourite café risks closure over ‘illegal migrant workers and paying staff in food’
Princess Diana’s favorite café can be forced to close after being accused of illegal hiring immigrants, paying employees only in food and allowing Shisha to smoke illegal smoking.
Café Diana, who was appointed in honor of the former Wales of Wales, may lose his license with a hearing on Thursday after applying for a home office.
Diana and their sons Prince William and Prince Harry were rapidly regular in the café close to the Kensington Palace in Western London after his first visit in the days after his opening in 1989.
The café owner Abdul-Basit Daoud Daoud remembered his visits to the princess after his death. “He started to come more frequently, sometimes he started to bring the children here for breakfast. The children had breakfast like British breakfast. He used to have cappuccin, cakes, some croissants, something like this. But sometimes he had British breakfast.” Times.
Shortly before he died in 1997, according to the newspaper, the princess sent him a letter: “I wanted to thank you very much for the beautiful flowers you sent for my birthday.”
Café Diana now has dozens of photographs on the walls that have become a gift by Diana and become a popular tourist.
However, according to a report published by the Inspectors from the Kensington and Chelsea Council, the business office is able to cancel the license after saying that seven illegal employees from countries such as Egypt and Albania between September 2019 and December 2024 work there.
In the interviews, some of these workers claimed that they were “paid food instead of money. The inspectors said that this çıkmak increases concerns about the exploitation of labor in the facility ”.
In addition, in May this year, it is claimed that some customers have been discovered because Shisha smokes in the Bodrum area of the café. Officers 45 unbeated bathtub shisha seized tobacco.
Mr. Daoud said he had supervised the recruitment process, including civil servants, including new employees’ right to work and immigration. He admitted that personnel members were paid in cash and some of them bought free food in exchange for working in the café.
In the report, he said: “Café Diana employed illegal workers. This work could not openly meet the prevention of crime and disorder and public security goals.”
According to the report, the company, which previously operated the café, was found illegally employed three immigrants, and in April, a £ 135,000 civilian penalty was ordered.
In a letter to the Council, the lawyers for the owners of Café Diana said: önce Immediately after realizing the problems reported, the licensee took a quick and decisive action to evacuate the tenant responsible for unauthorized activities. ”
In the report, Café suggested that a three -month suspension could be applied, and during this time, the right to work for all staff members will provide immigration controls.
On Thursday, a decision will be made by the Undergraduate Committee of Kensington and Chelsea Royal District.
Independent He contacted Café Diana for a comment.
