My Take
Prince Andrew had what looked like a genuinely respectable biography for a while — he actually flew helicopter missions in the Falklands War, which is more than most royals can say, and he served as a naval officer for over two decades. But then came the Jeffrey Epstein connection and that catastrophic BBC Newsnight interview in 2019, where he tried to explain away everything with a sweating condition and a Pizza Express alibi, and it unraveled spectacularly. He was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages in 2022, settling a civil lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre. What lingers is a sense of wasted potential — here was someone with real courage on the battlefield who seemed utterly blind to the company he kept off it. History will be unkind, and honestly, it's hard to argue otherwise.
Overview
Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor (born 19 February 1960), formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is 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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドルー・マウントバッテン＝ウィンザー
- Reading
- あんどるー・まうんとばってん＝うぃんざー
- Born
- February 19, 1960 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- helicopter pilot / naval officer / socialite / naval aviator / duke
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Britannia Royal Naval College
Awards & achievements
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- 1990 New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
- Knight of the Garter
- 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
- 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
- 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
- 2013 Royal Fellow of the Royal Society
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hrhthedukeofyork/
- Xhttps://x.com/TheDukeOfYork
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.