Khanna’s office sent a letter to the British monarch earlier this year requesting the meeting during his tour of America. The California Democrat’s office told the Washington Examiner that lawyers for the king said the meeting would not take place due to an “ongoing investigation.” It was unclear which investigation they were referring to.
Buckingham Palace did not respond to a request for comment.
The King’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, remains under investigation for suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with the Epstein case.
Mountbatten-Windsor was detained earlier this year after more details about his relationship with Epstein were found in millions of files the U.S. Justice Department released after the passage of Khanna’s bill. Police had confirmed they were looking into allegations that the king’s younger brother shared confidential trade documents with Epstein while working as the U.S. trade envoy from 2001-2011.
“In this [investigation], as I
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