Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

son of Elizabeth II

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1960

Place of Birth: Buckingham Palace, England, United Kingdom

Profession: naval officer, helicopter pilot

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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About Prince Andrew, Duke of York

  • Prince Andrew, Duke of York, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward, born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British royal family.
  • He is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
  • He was second in the line of succession to the British throne when he was born, but he is eighth in line as of December 2019.
  • He holds the rank of vice admiral in the Royal Navy, in which he served as a helicopter pilot and instructor and as the captain of a warship.
  • He served during the Falklands War, flying on multiple missions including anti-surface warfare, Exocet missile decoy, and casualty evacuation. In 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson; their marriage, separation, and divorce in 1996 attracted a high level of media coverage.
  • He served as Britain's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment for 10 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, which was mainly concerned with allegations against him of sexual abuse and his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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