Andrew, Duke of York

Prince Andrew
Duke of York (more)
The Duke of York in August 2014
Born	(1960-02-19) 19 February 1960 (age 57) Buckingham Palace, London, UK
Spouse	Sarah Ferguson (m. 1986; div. 1996)
Issue	Princess Beatrice of York Princess Eugenie of York
Full name Andrew Albert Christian Edward
House	Windsor
Father	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Mother	Elizabeth II
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1978–2001 (end of active service)
Rank	Vice Admiral
Battles/wars	Falklands War

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 the British throne; as of 2017 he is sixth in line.

He holds the 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 instructor and as the captain of a warship. 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 official engagements, he served as Britain's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment until July 2011.

Prince Andrew was born in the Belgian Suite of Buckingham Palace on 19 February 1960, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was baptised in the Palace's Music Room on 8 April 1960 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher. He is the namesake of his paternal grandfather, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, who died 16 years before he was born.