King Charles wanted to acknowledge 'victims' in speech to Congress including those abused by Epstein, palace says [View all]
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 29 April 2026 03:58 EDT
King Charles III wanted to acknowledge victims of abuse in his joint address to Congress, including alleged survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, the palace has said.
“In both of our countries, it is the very fact of our vibrant, diverse and free societies that gives us our collective strength, including to support victims of some of the ills that, so tragically, exist in both our societies today,” the British monarch said in his speech on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon.
Charles fell short of acknowledging victims of specific crimes, including those who were allegedly sexually abused by Epstein. But a palace aide said it was on the king’s “mind to acknowledge victims of abuse, so they are naturally incorporated in this line.”
The king’s younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has strenuously denied accusations he sexually abused one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre died by suicide about a year ago at the age of 41.
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