an american woman, virginia guifre, is bringing a civil lawsuit against the duke of york in the united states claiming she was forced to sleep with him after she was trafficked as a teenager. the prince has consistently denied any wrongdoing. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the decision by the metropolitan police to take no further action means there's no prospect of a formal criminal investigation involving prince andrew here in the uk. he, of course, has stepped back from royal duties, having strongly and consistently denied any impropriety. however, this is far from the end of the matter. the search for the truth about the circumstances which led up to the taking of this photograph of andrew and the then 17—year—old virginia giuffre more than 20 years ago continues, principally through the civil lawsuit which miss giuffre has brought in new york. andrew has remained largely out of sight in recent months, either at royal lodge, his home in windsor great park, or at the queen's estate at balmoral. an initial offer to answer questions