King Charles is on Capitol Hill for historic address to Congress as he’s confronted by lawmakers demanding justice for Epstein victims: Live updates

King Charles III was pictured in conversation with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson ahead of his historic address to congress at 3pm ET.

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King Charles kicked off his speech to Congress.

‘I would like, if I may, to take this opportunity to express my particular gratitude to you all for the great honor of addressing this joint meeting of congress and on behalf of the queen and myself, to thank the American people for welcoming us to the United States to mark this semi quincentennial year of the Declaration of Independence,’ he said.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have entered the House chamber for his joint address to Congress.

The royals were greeted with a standing ovation from American lawmakers.

American voters listed members of the British royal family as their favorite living Brits.

Topping the list: King Charles and Prince Harry, who is married to American actress Meghan Markle, followed by Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Coming in a distant fifth was Paul McCartney of the Beatles.

Donald Trump dropped in a few jokes about the Royal Family and his own while welcoming King Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House on Tuesday in a pomp-filled ceremony.

After Monday’s not-so-ceremonious arrival, the President and First Lady Melania Trump rolled out the red carpet and red coats to formally receive the King and Queen on a misty morning in Washington, DC.

As military bands blared before a crowd of US and UK military forces and citizens on the White House’s South Lawn, Trump addressed the two countries’ ‘special relationship’ and the historic significance of the royal visit.

Trump also folded in a deprecating quip about his own marriage to Melania while telling the tale of his parents’ 63-year union. He also gave her an intimate tap on the bum captured on camera, which quickly made the rounds on social media channels.

King Charles met with congressional leaders before delivering his historic address.

He will deliver remarks to Congress at 3pm ET.

Donald Trump will not be in attendance, and will be watching virtually due to ‘protocol.’

Charles is expected to discuss the two countries’ long history and shared democratic values during his speech.

King Charles is set to attend a 9/11 memorial wreath-laying event with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday.

Sixty-seven British citizens were killed during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers.

However, Mamdani’s press secretary, Joe Calvello, told Fox News Digital the two will not meet privately.

‘The mayor will not meet privately with King Charles. He was invited to join a number of New York elected officials next week at a wreath laying at the 9/11 memorial with members of the British royal family,’ Calvello said.

King Charles will not meet with his son, Prince Harry, during his visit to the United States this week, ABC News reported.

Charles is not expected to see his son, who lives in California with wife Meghan Markle, or his grandchildren, Lilibet, 4, and Archie, 6.

The king has reportedly not seen his grandchildren since they came to the UK in 2022.

California Representative Ro Khanna expects King Charles to acknowledge the victims of Jeffrey Epstein during his Congressional address, Politico reported.

‘I met with the British ambassador – the British ambassador has suggested that the King will acknowledge the Epstein survivors in his address to Congress today,’ Khanna said.

‘I hope his flunkies don’t take out the acknowledgement from his text and I fully expect the king to be acknowledging the survivors – the Epstein survivors – in his speech to our nation and Congress this afternoon.’

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson posted a welcome message to King Charles ahead of his address to Congress.

‘We look forward to welcoming His Majesty King Charles III to the Capitol today for his historic address to a Joint Meeting of Congress,’ Johnson wrote on X.