Prince Andrew, Duke of York, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC(P) (Andrew Albert Christian Edward, born 19 February 1960), is the second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
At the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to succeed his mother; he is currently sixth in line.
He also holds the actual rank of commander and the honorary rank of vice admiral (as of February 2015) in the Royal Navy, in which he served as an active duty helicopter pilot and later instructor in helicopter flight. He saw active service 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; the couple's marriage, subsequent separation and eventual divorce in 1996 attracted a high level of media coverage. As well as carrying out various royal duties, he served as Britain's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment until July 2011. Since 2011 Prince Andrew has been under intense press scrutiny for allegations of sex with underage prostitutes, which the Prince has denied.
THROWBACKTHISDAY; makes it 56 years and TBT Blog celebrates with him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCE ANDREW !!!!!
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