Will a UK power plug work on a new unlocked iphone 5c purchased from USA?

I am thinking of purchasing 2 iphone 5c white 16GB handsets that are unlocked and sim free from USA as christmas presents for my parents, who live in London, UK. This would save me more money than buying in the UK.
I would be very grateful if someone could help with the following questions that are troubling me? :
1. Will the unlocked sim free 5c handsets work in UK?
2. my parents are not heavy users, they will use a pay as you go sim and not opt for a contract sim - will this be ok?
3. to power the USA purchased handsets in the UK, can I use the appropriate UK iphone adaptor or will I need to also buy a convertor of some kind?
4. what are the downsides i will have to live with from not purchasing the handsets in UK?
Thanks so much..

In addition, the phones will not work on any carrier's LTE network in the UK, because the bands are different around the world. They will still work on GSM.
The power adapters are universal; all you need is an outlet pin adapter.
You will also have to either smuggle them into the UK or declare them and pay import duty and VAT. This, plus the sales tax in the US will raise the price to probably more than they would cost in the UK. Unless you smuggle them in and don't get caught. But if you DO get caught there will be a penalty on top of the import duty and VAT. So, are you a gambler?

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