Are there flight logs or passenger manifests showing King Charles on flights linked to Epstein?
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Executive summary
Available public records and document releases show extensive flight logs and passenger manifests from Jeffrey Epstein’s planes; these records include names such as Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, but the sources in this set do not show any flight logs or passenger manifests that list King Charles (formerly Prince Charles) as a passenger on Epstein-linked flights (sources either mention Charles appearing cropped in photos or do not list him in logs) [1] [2] [3] [4]. Major public releases — including court-unsealed flight manifests, House Oversight dumps and FBI/DOJ reviews — have produced flight logs and manifests covering many years and passengers but available reporting here does not list King Charles on Epstein flight records [5] [6] [4].
1. Flight records exist and name many high-profile figures
Multiple releases and court filings have produced pilot-recorded flight logs and passenger manifests for Epstein’s jets — including the Boeing 727 (“Lolita Express”) and Gulfstreams — that document thousands of trips and list numerous prominent people as passengers, such as Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, Naomi Campbell and others [6] [7] [8]. Document repositories and news outlets have published those manifests and searchable compilations drawn from unsealed evidence and FAA data [5] [7].
2. Public releases, congressional uploads and investigative reviews
Congressional releases and DOJ/FBI declassifications in 2025–2025 expanded the corpus of Epstein materials: the House Oversight Committee released tens of thousands of pages including flight logs and photos, and the DOJ/FBI produced summaries after reviewing 300+ gigabytes of material [2] [9] [4]. News outlets have reported that these releases include manifests and Customs/Border Protection records showing travel to Epstein’s properties and flights among various locations [4] [1].
3. What the records prove — and what they do not
Experts and journalists emphasize the evidentiary limits of flight logs: a name on a manifest proves presence on a plane, not knowledge of wrongdoing or participation in crimes. Analysts warn that manifests do not differentiate legitimate business travel from illicit activity, nor do they by themselves establish criminal intent [6]. Coverage of the releases notes that people listed deny misconduct and that no flight-list entry alone is definitive proof of criminal behavior [1] [6].
4. King Charles: photos cropped, not flight manifests
Coverage in this set shows King Charles appearing in photographs connected to releases of Epstein-era images — in at least one case a Getty Images photo was cropped in a version published by Democrats, and reporting notes Charles can be seen in original images though the flight logs and passenger manifests cited in these reports do not list him as a passenger [2] [3]. The available sources here state that Prince Andrew appears on flight logs repeatedly, but they do not report Charles’s name appearing on flight manifests released thus far [1] [3] [6].
5. Where to look next and what’s been released so far
Primary sources to check are the unredacted flight manifests and the DocumentCloud and archive repositories that host Epstein flight logs and manifests (DocumentCloud, Internet Archive), as well as the House Oversight Committee releases and DOJ declassified materials; those are the records journalists have used to verify passenger names and dates [10] [5] [2]. News organizations have compiled searchable datasets (Business Insider, PBS, BBC, ABC) from the manifests and FAA data that are the best public references for confirming whether a specific name appears [7] [4] [1] [11].
6. Conflicting signals and potential for misinformation
Misinformation has followed these records: calls for a singular “client list” were rejected by a DOJ/FBI memo that found no single incriminating “client list” after reviewing thousands of gigabytes of material; yet incomplete or cropped images and the presence of high-profile names in manifests have fueled conspiracy narratives [9] [12]. Some outlets and databases reproduce manifests but context — redactions, “one female/two females” notations, crew entries — matters; bad-faith actors can misinterpret images or cropped photos as log evidence [5] [6].
7. Bottom line for your question
Based on the documents and reporting provided here, there are extensive Epstein flight logs and passenger manifests naming multiple public figures, but the sources in this dataset do not show flight logs or passenger manifests that list King Charles as a passenger on Epstein-linked flights; press coverage instead notes his appearance in photographs where he was cropped in versions released by the House Oversight Committee [5] [2] [3] [6]. Available sources do not mention any flight-log entries naming King Charles beyond photographic appearances and cropping issues [2] [3].