Giuffre’s family urges King Charles to meet Epstein survivors during US visit
Sam Tabahrit
London: The family of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre has called on Britain’s King Charles to meet with survivors during his official visit to the United States at the end of this month.
Sky and Amanda Roberts said in a statement that the visit will take place two days after the one-year anniversary of Giuffre’s suicide.
“We strongly urge King Charles to meet with us and the survivors and listen to what we have to say,” they said.
“We are grateful to him for his consideration of our sister’s allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his decisive action to remove his brother from his position as prince.”
Buckingham Palace did not respond to a request for comment.
Palace officials have previously stated that the King cannot be involved while investigations into sexual abuse by Epstein and his circle are ongoing.
Giuffre accused the late US financier Epstein of selling her out to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles, when she was 17.
Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied the allegations and settled out of court with Giuffre in 2022 without admitting wrongdoing. He said he didn’t remember anything about meeting Giuffre.
Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, will visit the United States from April 27 to 30 to mark the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.
The state visit comes as Britain seeks to stabilize relations with US President Donald Trump following tensions over the Iran war and the monarch pays more attention to his schedule in Washington.
After Mountbatten-Windsor’s friendship with Epstein was re-examined, the King moved to remove his brother from public life, depriving him of military roles, patronages and the use of royal titles.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of abuse of public office over allegations she passed confidential documents to Epstein. He denied wrongdoing.
Roberts said the King would meet directly with survivors of sexual abuse by Epstein and his circle, and they hoped dialogue with survivors and their families could lead to the British government taking action against Epstein’s collaborators.
Buckingham Palace has previously said the royal family’s “thoughts and deepest sympathies” are with victims and survivors of abuse.
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