Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne. In 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson and was created Duke of York. He has two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Andrew resigned from all public roles as a result of his association with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal.
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Prince Andrew is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne. Prince Andrew served in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot and instructor and as the captain of a warship. During the Falklands War, he flew on multiple missions including anti-surface warfare, Exocet missile decoy, and casualty evacuation. In 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson and was created Duke of York. He has two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Andrew resigned from all public roles as a result of his association with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal. He served as Britain’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment for ten years until July 2011. On 20 November 2019, he suspended his public duties for the \”foreseeable future\” following intense negative reaction regarding a television interview for the BBC’s Newsnight programme, aired on 16 November 2019. In May 2020, it was announced that Andrew would permanently resign from allPublic roles over his ties to Epstein. Andrew was the first child born to a reigning monarch since the birth in 1857 of Queen Victoria’s youngest child, Princess Beatrice. His paternal grandfather was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. He was baptised in the Palace’s Music Room on 8 April 1960 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher. He attended Heatherdown School near Ascot in Berkshire and Gordonstoun School in northern Scotland. He joined carrier-based squadron, 820 Naval Air Squadron, serving aboard the aircraft carrier, HMS Invincible.
Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory claimed by Argentina, on 2 April 1982, leading to the Falklanders War. The Queen, though, insisted that her son be allowed to remain on board to serve as a co-pilot on the ship. He witnessed the Argentinian attack on the SS SS Argentinian, and the possibility of the Queen’s son being killed in action made the British government apprehensive that Prince Andrew would be moved to a desk for the duration of the conflict. The same year, it became known that Andrew was a person of interest in the criminal investigation into the Epstein affair and that U.S. authorities had filed a mutual legal assistance request to the UK in order to formally interrogate Andrew. The prince was appointed as a midshipman, and entered Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, on 1 September of the same year. On 1 September 1979 he also completed the Royal Marines All Arms Commando Course for which he received his Green Beret. In December, he underwent various sporting tests and examinations at the Aircrew Selection Centre, at RAF Biggin Hill, along with further tests and interviews at HMS Daedalus, and interviewed at the Admiralty Interview Board, HMS Sultan. After passing out from Dartmouth, the prince went on to elementary flying training with the Royal Air Force at RAF Leeming, and later, basic flying training at HMS Seahawk, where he learned to fly the Gazelle helicopter.
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