Virginia Giuffre’s brother has thrown a harsh spotlight on King Charles III, accusing the monarch of missing a chance to stand publicly with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse during his visit to the United States.

Sky Roberts said survivors remain in Washington “still fighting to be heard” as they meet with members of Congress and press for accountability. His criticism lands with unusual force because Giuffre, who died earlier this year, accused Prince Andrew, the king’s brother, of sexual assault. Andrew has denied the allegation, but the royal family’s long shadow over the Epstein scandal continues to shape public expectations around any gesture of recognition or silence.

“You would expect this to be a moment for the king to give a message to the world that he stands with survivors.”

Roberts’ remarks frame the issue as more than a missed meeting. They point to a broader complaint that survivors keep doing the public work of demanding justice while elite institutions avoid direct moral confrontation. Reports indicate survivors used the week to push lawmakers for stronger action, even as some of the most prominent people linked to the wider Epstein orbit remain, in Roberts’ words, out of reach.

Key Facts

  • Sky Roberts criticized King Charles III for not meeting Epstein abuse survivors during his US trip.
  • Roberts said survivors are meeting with members of Congress and pressing for accountability.
  • Virginia Giuffre had accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault; he denied the allegation.
  • The criticism casts the king’s visit as a test of whether powerful institutions will engage survivors directly.

The pressure on public figures in this story does not rest on legal liability alone. It rests on symbolism, access, and the basic question of who gets heard in rooms where power gathers. For survivors and their advocates, a meeting with the king would have carried weight beyond protocol. It would have signaled that acknowledgment matters, even when formal justice remains incomplete or contested.

What happens next will likely depend on whether this criticism fades as a headline or hardens into a wider demand for visible acts of solidarity from political and royal leaders. That matters because the Epstein scandal has always exposed more than one man’s crimes; it has revealed how status can shield networks from scrutiny while survivors fight for recognition in public view.