Before her death, Virginia Giuffre accused Epstein of trafficking her to Charles’ brother, former Prince Andrew.
Published April 4, 2026
The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most high-profile survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has called on Britain’s King Charles to meet with other victims when he visits the United States later this month.
The family said in a statement that the visit, scheduled for April 27-30, is close to the anniversary of Giuffre’s death in April 2025, which was ruled a suicide.
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Giuffre first went public in 2010 with allegations that she had been groomed and trafficked as a teenager by wealthy financier Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell. She also said she was trafficked by Epstein to Prince Charles’ only brother, then Britain’s Prince Andrew.
“We urge King Charles to meet with us and the survivors and hear our views,” Amanda Roberts, Skye and Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, said in a statement to Reuters.
They added that they hope hearing directly from survivors will lead to further action by the British government against Epstein’s co-conspirators.
Charles’ state visit to Washington, D.C., comes just months after the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had released the final portion of documents related to the Epstein investigation.
The investor died in a Manhattan jail in 2019 while awaiting federal trial on sex trafficking charges. The coroner ruled his death a suicide.
This extensive document release was forced by a law passed by the US Congress in November.
The Epstein File Transparency Act was initially opposed, but President Donald Trump, a former friend of Epstein, signed it into law.
Lawmakers continue to investigate Epstein and his influential social circle, and some say the Justice Department’s release appears incomplete.
The release of more than 3.5 million Epstein-related documents has led to a series of high-profile resignations and dismissals in politics and the private sector, as well as a small number of arrests.
In Britain, authorities have charged former Ambassador Peter Mandelson and former Prince Andrew in connection with their ties to Mr. Epstein.
Andrew was also removed from the usual public life of the British royal family and stripped of his military role, patronage and use of royal titles. He is now officially known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Mountbatten-Windsor denied Giuffre’s allegations and reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 without admitting wrongdoing. He also declined to face criminal charges for misconduct while in public office.
Buckingham Palace previously said the royal family had its “thoughts and utmost sympathies” with victims and survivors of abuse. He did not respond to a Reuters request for comment on Giuffre’s family’s request.
In a statement, Giuffre’s family said they were “thankful” to King Charles for “listening to his sister’s allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and taking decisive action to strip his brother of his title as prince.”
