Prince Andrew faces trial after judge refuses to dismiss Giuffre case

Legal experts say Duke of York has no good options left' given risks of giving evidence in court or settling

Prince Andrew faces the prospect of giving evidence in a high-profile trial after a New York judge refused to throw out a civil case over allegations he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old.

Legal experts said the Duke of York has no good options left" after he failed to have Giuffre's case against him dismissed, with Manhattan federal court judge Lewis Kaplan rejecting his motion in all respects".