King Charles has been urged to meet with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein during his upcoming visit to the United States.
Speaking to GB News, Gloria Allred, a lawyer representing victims of the late paedophile financier, urged the monarch to make “even a gesture” to meet with them.
She told GB News host Ben Leo: “I’m sure that they would love it if he made even a gesture to meet with them.
“I represent a number of Epstein survivors, and all I can say is I don’t understand why he can’t meet with them.”
GB News understands King Charles will be unable to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell during his upcoming state visit to the US, due to “active police investigations” in the United Kingdom.
It is thought the legal complexities surrounding the Epstein case and its related British connections make such a meeting “impossible at this time”.
Congressman Ro Khanna had requested that the King hold a private session with survivors during his visit to Washington DC in late April.
The Congressman argued that the transnational nature of Epstein’s crimes and the involvement of high profile British figures required what he called a “gesture of accountability” from the head of state.
Lawyer Gloria Allred has urged King Charles to make a ‘gesture’ and meet with Epstein victims during his US State Visit
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Questioning why the King is unable to meet with Epstein survivors, Ms Allred told GB News: “What is the legal reason? Who gave him that legal reason?
“Are the police in London and Metropolitan Police asking him not to meet with the victims? Or is it just a PR reason why he is not willing to meet with the victims perhaps?”
She added: “Is he concerned that he might be asked questions by them about former Prince Andrew? I would understand if it’s a PR reason, but I’m trying to wrap my head around why there’s a legal reason.”
Ben pushed back on Ms Allred’s argument, telling the lawyer that he should not have to meet with the victims as it has “nothing to do with him”.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit the US on April 27 for a historic visit, marking the 250th anniversary of American independence
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GETTYMs Allred disagreed, responding: “Well, he has actually mentioned them in the past, and so has Queen Camilla and expressed his sympathy and thoughts. I don’t know whether it’s prayers and thoughts, but in any event expressed his support for them.
“So if he’s done that, a demonstration of support rather than just words would be, I think, appropriate. And again, if he can’t meet with them, what is the reason that he has articulated? Who gave him that reason?”
Highlighting her calls “since 2019” for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to speak to US Congress and law enforcement, the lawyer questioned whether the King’s inability to meet with the survivors is because he “knows something that is relevant” to any possible charges against his brother.
She said: “Why can’t he meet with them? Is there something that he knows that might be relevant if there are charges?
Ms Allred told GB News that the King could ‘make a gesture’ to try and meet with survivors
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“I don’t see why he can’t, unless he is willing to testify at some point before the congressional committee. Since about 2019, I’ve been calling on former Prince Andrew to testify or speak to law enforcement. And now Congress, of course, would love to speak to him.”
Defending the King’s actions in regards to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ben argued that he “doesn’t see what more he could have done” in dealing with his brother.
Ben told Ms Allred: “In the King’s defence, he kicked him out Royal Lodge, he stripped him of his titles, he’s pretty much banished him.
“I don’t see what more he could have done. He released a statement saying his thoughts are with the victims – I just don’t think it’s anything to do with him.”