Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal patronages and military affiliations in January Here is everything to know about the Duke of York. Prince Andrew β the son of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip β spent the first 22 years of his life as second in line to the throne, behind his brother King Charles. Now, the Duke of York is no longer a working royal β and has spent recent years battling the fallout from his former friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Andrew's fall from grace started in due to his alleged connections to Epstein, but the heat was turned up exponentially in when he was named in a civil suit against Epstein.
In the lawsuit, a woman later identified as Virginia Giuffre formerly Roberts claimed she was ordered by Epstein to have sex with Prince Andrew on three separate occasions when she was 17 years old. Later, in , Giuffre filed a lawsuit against the Duke of York over alleged non-consensual sexual encounters β claims Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied.
But before Prince Andrew's name was ever tied to Epstein's, the royal enjoyed a decorated career in the Royal Navy, even serving in the Falklands War. Outside of his military service, Prince Andrew was married to his wife Sarah Ferguson for six years before separating in The former couple remained amicable , living in the same house and raising their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie together. From his childhood to his controversies and current royal status, here is everything to know about Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth 's son and King Charles' younger brother.
Born on Feb. He joined older siblings Charles β who, as the oldest child, was the heir apparent to the throne β and Princess Anne. Andrew's younger brother, Prince Edward , was later born in He was later educated at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland, where both his father and older brother Charles had also attended. Not many people use it nowadays, I don't think that it actually fits today anyway," the royal added.
