King Charles III and Queen Camilla will not meet survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US this month.
However, the Queen is expected to meet representatives of groups campaigning against domestic violence and violence against women during the visit, which takes place between April 27 and 30.
A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman stressed the importance of the close relationship between the two countries: "We are close allies; we don't agree on everything, but that doesn't diminish the value of the relationship they have built over decades."
Calls from Epstein survivors to meet the King and Queen are numerous, including Congressman Ro Khanna and the family of the late Virginia Giuffre. But the Palace said such a meeting could jeopardise legal proceedings and justice for the victims.
