Inhis address to Congress today,King Charles did not acknowledge the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse despite reports that he could.
That speculation began with Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, whohosted a roundtable of Epstein survivors this morningafter his request for a meeting between survivors and King Charles was denied. “I met with the British ambassador—the British ambassador has suggested that the king will acknowledge the Epstein survivors in his address to Congress today,” Khanna said. “I hope his flunkies don’t take out the acknowledgment from his text and I fully expect the king to be acknowledging the survivors—the Epstein survivors—in his speech to our nation and Congress this afternoon.” (The roundtablecan be watched on C-SPAN.)
King Charles’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor,was stripped of his titles over his connections to the convicted sex offenderandwas arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public officefor sharing private information with Epstein. Buckingham Palace says that King Charles and Queen Camilla cannot meet with Epstein survivors while legal proceedings are underway in the UK. “There are some very clear legal reasons why it’s not correct for him to meet those survivors,” Ambassador Christian Turner told theHill.
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In February, Prince Edwardbecame the first royal to directly address the release of the Epstein fileswhen he was put on the spot about it on a trip to Dubai on February 3 and replied, “I think it’s really important always to remember the victims.”
A week later, aBuckingham Palace spokesperson said, “The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct. While the specific claims in question are for Mr Mountbatten-Windsor to address, if we are approached by Thames Valley Police we stand ready to support them as you would expect. As was previously stated, Their Majesties’ thoughts and sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse.”
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