The charity Prince Andrew partnered with to help sex trafficked women in India has told the Telegraph it will "review" its connection to him in the wake of the Epstein scandal.

Senior figures at the Women's Interlink Foundation (WIF), with which the Duke started his Key To Freedom initiative in 2012, told the Telegraph they had not been aware of allegations against the Prince.

The West Bengal-based charity's founder Aloka Mitra said she was “shocked” by the sexual abuse allegations against the Duke. “I can’t believe it. He’s been so supportive … The support had been there of the whole family.”

WIF's financial officer Sarajit Mitra accepted any link with the Prince could now tarnish WIF’s reputation in India and said the board would be meeting to discuss cutting ties. “We will review it,” he said.

However he added it would be “a sad day if we had to part ways because then there will be a lot of women who would lose their cover because we would no longer be able to provide them that support.”

While Prince Andrew last week stepped down from his public roles, he has not cut ties with Key to Freedom.