Prince Andrew – time for bluff and bluster over

  
Prince Andrew’s spat with the US Department of Justice has escalated with a formal DOJ request to the UK Home Office for legal assistance to quiz him over the Epstein affair, sidestepping Buckingham Palace. Such requests are used only in criminal cases and could mean Andrew is forced to appear in a British court as a witness within months. He denies all culpability. His lawyers have hit back with claims that he has been co-operating and saying they will publish a full account