King Charles wanted to acknowledge victims of abuse in his joint address to Congress, including those allegedly abused by Jeffrey Epstein, the palace has said. The British monarch stated in his speech on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon, “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.”
Charles fell short of acknowledging victims of specific crimes, including those who were allegedly sexually abused by Epstein, but a palace aide told NBC News that he wished to do so. The king’s younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has denied accusations he assaulted alleged Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre died by suicide about a year ago.
King Charles formally stripped Andrew of the title of prince last November. This is a developing story.
