court case and by default they would be a finding against him. finally, he could fight it out in court. he have to give a deposition in the roath, the rival stories would be tested, the matter would be decided in open court. lawyers who have been following the case say none of the options will be attractive to him. andrew has got no good options now. he can't make things better so essentially i think he is either going to have to engage in the process of settle. and then there's the question of andrew's future with the royal family. ten years ago, the time of the queen's diamond jubilee, and was very much in evidence. a much has happened in the year sense and most of which come in the case of andrew, has been deeply embarrassing for the royal family. in his newsnight interview, the one which he said he couldn't remember a meeting of the vendor i7—year—olds in virginia defray, and was asked