Harry Dunn’s parents ‘ambushed’ by Trump in the Oval Office

President surprises couple with woman allegedly responsible for their son’s death waiting in the next room

Harry Dunn parents
Family spokesman Radd Seiger speaks to the media on behalf of Tim Dunn and Charlotte Charles, the parents of Harry Dunn
(Image credit: 2019 Getty Images)

President Donald Trump met the grieving parents of Harry Dunn, surprising them with the news that the woman involved in their son’s fatal road collision was in an adjacent room, ready to meet them.

Dunn’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, refused to see Anne Sacoolas, despite being pressed repeatedly, and later described hearing the news as a “bombshell”. They were in the US to publicly make the case that she should return to the UK to face justice.

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William Gritten

William Gritten is a London-born, New York-based strategist and writer focusing on politics and international affairs.