In the wake of the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor scandal, there have been rising requires the royal guests to meet Epstein’s victims, together with from US Congressman Ro Khanna, Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips and the household of the late Virginia Giuffre.
This is not going to be doable, in line with Palace sources, who argue it could jeopardise authorized proceedings and cease justice for victims.
The supply mentioned: “We fully understand and appreciate the survivors’ position, but can only reiterate that our position is clear that anything that could potentially impact on ongoing police inquiries and assessments, and any potential legal action that could result from that, would be to the detriment of the survivors themselves in their pursuit of justice.”
Queen Camilla has been a longstanding campaigner on home abuse, and a latest speech was seen as containing thinly-veiled references to Epstein’s victims.
“To every survivor of every kind of violence, many of whom have not been able to tell their stories or who have not been believed, please know that you are not alone,” the Queen advised a reception at St James’s Palace.
State visits are carried out by the monarch on behalf of the UK authorities.
The Foreign Office says this journey will mark the 250th anniversary of US independence, and can rejoice a partnership of “shared prosperity, security and history”.
Trump has all the time spoken extremely of the royals, and he beforehand mentioned on social media that he would “look forward to spending time with the King, whom I greatly respect. It will be TERRIFIC!”
But the visit comes at a time of unusually tense relations, with Trump throwing barbed feedback in the direction of the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, in disagreements over the Iran struggle.
The itinerary for the visit suggests there shall be few alternatives for the media to listen to the King and the US President speaking to one another off-script, away from set-piece speeches.
There are marked variations within the characters and attitudes of Trump and King Charles, which could must be put apart in the course of the visit.
Sir Keir has publicly acknowledged latest tensions between Downing Street and the White House.
“Mature alliances are not about pretending differences don’t exist; they are about addressing them directly, respectfully, and with a focus on results,” he mentioned earlier this yr, over US tariffs and threats to Greenland.
