Time to get out and tell us the truth

PRINCE Andrew's world is shrinking fast.

- BY CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN US EDITOR

Locked in tense daily talks with the King's aides over what can only be his looming eviction from the £30million Royal Lodge, the disgraced royal is discovering that even his "cast-iron" lease cannot shield him from accountability for ever.

After years of scandal, privilege and silence, it's clear the Palace has finally lost patience. Andrew has become the monarchy's biggest liability - clinging to his mansion as if its iron gates could somehow keep the truth at bay.

But the rot runs deeper than real estate.