Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

Andrew Albert Christian Edward MountbattenWindsor born 19 February 1960 formerly Prince Andrew Duke of York is a member of the House of Windsor and the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and a younger brother of King Charles III Andrew was born second in the line of succession to the British throne and is eighth as of 2026 Andrew served in the Royal Navy from 1979 to 2001 He saw active duty as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands War He later became a helicopter instructor and commanded a warship He married Sarah Ferguson in 1986 and was created Duke of York on their wedding day They had two daughters Beatrice and Eugenie before separating in 1992 and divorcing in 1996 From 2001 to 2011 Andrew served as the UKs Special Representative for International Trade and Investment but resigned following scrutiny of his expenses and associations with controversial figures He continued to undertake official duties on behalf of Elizabeth II until 2019 Andrew had a longstanding association with Jeffrey Epstein the American convicted sex offender which has attracted widespread criticism In 2014 Virginia Giuffre alleged that she had been sextrafficked to Andrew by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell after previously telling the Daily Mail in 2011 that she had no sexual contact with him Andrew denied any wrongdoing and in 2022 settled a civil lawsuit with Giuffre in the United States without admission of liability In the same year Elizabeth II removed his military affiliations and patronages and he ceased using the style Royal Highness In 2025 Charles III removed Andrews remaining royal styles and honours and restricted his use of titles and peerages He vacated Royal Lodge part of the Crown Estate and relocated to private accommodation on the Sandringham estate In 2026 he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew MountbattenWindsor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia