The company said it would not provide a “running commentary” of its internal review.

Harrods has a compensation scheme for ex-employees who say they were attacked by Al Fayed, which is separate from a legal case against the luxury department store being brought forward by several different law firms.

Justice for Harrods Survivors group, who represent the accusers of the former Harrods boss, said their lawyers were working with 147 women. It is unclear if there is some overlap between the women seeking compensation from Harrods and those pursuing legal action.

The billionaire businessman, who died last year aged 94, is accused of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape by several women who worked for him – many of whom felt unable to report what had happened until recently.

At the time of many of the alleged attacks, Fayed was the owner of Harrods, the Ritz Paris hotel and football club Fulham FC.

He was a well-known public figure who had links to senior figures in Parliament and courted royalty and celebrities alike.