There were more than 100 people gathered near to the Washington Monument, including Sydney Beasly, originally from Kentucky.

She also thought the royal visitors should have included a meeting with Epstein survivors during their US stay.

“If the monarchy wants to be relevant in the future, they have to meet all types of people, including survivors, so they can make informed decisions. It’s about increasing awareness,” she said.

Sky Roberts told the BBC’s Newsnight on Friday: “We need the King of England to stand up and show his unity with survivors… And all we ask is for a 10-minute meeting with the King to show him that we’re real people, with real feelings.”

It’s not expected that there will be any meeting with survivors during the state visit, because of worries about interfering with the legal process.

But Queen Camilla will meet representatives of campaigns against violence against women at engagements during the state visit.