Prince Andrew Biography

Born as	Andrew Albert Christian Edward
Known as	Duke of York
Occup.	Royalty
From	United Kingdom
Born	February 19, 1960 Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
Age	64 years

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, was born on February 19, 1960, in London, England, the 2nd son of Queen Elizabeth II as well as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He has one older bro, Prince Charles, and also 2 younger siblings, Princess Anne and Prince Edward. Andrew spent most of his youth at Buckingham Palace as well as attended Gordonstoun School in Scotland.

After ending up school, Prince Andrew signed up with the Royal Navy as well as functioned as a helicopter pilot throughout the Falklands War in 1982. He later on came to be a commander as well as relinquished the Navy in 2001. In 1986, he wed Sarah Ferguson, with whom he has 2 daughters, Princess Beatrice as well as Princess Eugenie. The pair separated in 1996 however stay buddies.

Prince Andrew's official duties as a participant of the royal household consisted of representing the UK abroad, supporting different charities, as well as promoting British company interests. He was additionally associated with initiatives to urge youngsters to join sports and also to sustain education as well as entrepreneurship.

Despite his civil service, Prince Andrew has actually faced significant dispute recently. In 2019, he was criticized for his association with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex transgressor who dedicated self-destruction while awaiting test on sex trafficking costs. Andrew was implicated of making love with a small that was trafficked by Epstein, which he has vehemently denied. He has also dealt with backlash for his perceived lack of compassion in the direction of Epstein's sufferers as well as for his decision to conduct a television meeting in which he discussed the accusations.

Following the rumor, Prince Andrew announced in November 2019 that he was going back from his royal responsibilities "for the direct future". He has since faced phone call to accept police investigations right into Epstein as well as his claimed co-conspirators, yet has thus far refused to do so.

Regardless of these difficulties, Prince Andrew remains a member of the royal household and an essential figure in British society. He remains to support numerous charities and also companies, consisting of the Outward Bound Trust, which advertises exterior education and learning for youths, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, which supplies search and rescue solutions at sea.

Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Prince.

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9 Famous quotes by Prince Andrew

"You, I, we all encounter behaviors that we might say, I wouldn't do that. But she has a huge amount of contact with how people live. She sees more hospices and sink estates than most people"

"When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue"

"The Queen's intelligence network is a hell of a lot better than anyone's in this palace. Bar none. She knows everything. I don't know how she does it. And she sees everything"

"She is incredibly fit, but we remind staff that she's not just the monarch, but our mother"

"Sarah will talk to me about someone and I don't know who she's talking about, but if she talks to my mother, the two of them will know exactly - and across several generations, too"

"People say to me, Would you like to swap your life with me for 24 hours? Your life must be very strange. But of course I have not experienced any other life. It's not strange to me"

"It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of a head of state in human form"

"It's almost a responsibility for all the people of the United Kingdom, regardless of race, color or creed, and an understanding that you have an individual connection with each and every one"

"Her friends say she is very funny. At a family dinner, she stood to go, and the footman very properly pulled her chair away. At that moment I asked her a question and she sat down again, except there was no chair. Everyone, including the Queen, laughed and laughed"