King’s reference to ‘victims’ in speech had Epstein survivors in mind, palace says

• King Charles III acknowledged victims of abuse during his address to Congress, with a palace aide confirming this was intended to include alleged survivors of Jeffrey Epstein.
• The British monarch said in his speech, “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.”
• This acknowledgment follows calls from the family of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Epstein accuser, for Charles to meet with alleged victims during his U.S. state visit.
• Charles's younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has denied Giuffre's accusations of sexual assault, which she detailed in her posthumous memoir.
• During his four-day state visit, Charles also emphasized the importance of NATO and the concept of checks and balances in his speech and met with Donald Trump.

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Charles wanted to acknowledge ‘victims’ in speech to Congress including those abused by Epstein, palace says