I kick myself for, on a daily basis, because it was not something that was becoming of a member of the royal family [...] And we try and uphold the h… - Prince Andrew, Duke of York

About Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960), formerly known as Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; his elder brother is King Charles III and as of October 2025, the Duke is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne. He is the father of princesses Beatrice and Eugenie with his former wife, Sarah Ferguson (previously the Duchess of York). 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, casualty evacuation, and Exocet missile decoy. In 1986, he married Sarah Ferguson and was made Duke of York. They have two daughters: Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Their marriage, separation in 1992, and divorce in 1996 attracted extensive media coverage. As Duke of York, Andrew undertook official duties and engagements on behalf of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. He served as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment for 10 years until July 2011. Virginia Giuffre (originally Roberts) claimed that, as a 17-year old, she was sex trafficked to Prince Andrew by the American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The prince denied any wrongdoing. Following criticism for his association with Epstein and his interview with Emily Maitlis in a special edition of Newsnight in November 2019, he resigned from public roles in May 2020, and his honorary military affiliations and royal charitable patronages were returned to his mother Queen Elizabeth II in January 2022. He was the defendant in a civil lawsuit over sexual assault filed by Giuffre in the State of New York, which was settled out of court in February 2022. He renounced his titles of Duke of York, GCVO, and KG in October 2025, though legally he still holds them, and lost his right to be described as a prince.