Key dates in the fall of Britain's former prince Andrew / Photo: © AFP/File
Key dates in the fall of Britain's former prince Andrew
Key dates in the life of Andrew, King Charles III's younger brother, who has been stripped of his royal titles over allegations stemming from his friendship with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein:
- February 19, 1960: Born Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward at Buckingham Palace in London, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
- 1973: Follows in the footsteps of his father and his brother, Prince Charles, by enrolling at Gordonstoun school in Scotland.
- 1979: Joins the Royal Navy, earning praise in 1982 as a helicopter pilot during Britain's war in the Falkland Islands, which had been invaded by Argentina.
- July, 1986: Marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. They are given the titles Duke and Duchess of York, and have two daughters, Beatrice in 1988, and Eugenie in 1990.
- 1992: Andrew and Fergie -- as she is widely known -- separate, divorcing in 1996 but remaining close friends.
- 2001: After leaving the Navy, Andrew becomes Britain's special representative for international trade and investment.
Virginia Giuffre later alleges she was first forced to have sex with the prince on March 10, 2001, when she was just 17, which he denies.
- July, 2011: Andrew stands down as trade envoy amid controversy over his ties with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who preyed on young women, as well his controversial friendships in the role.
- November 2019: Andrew withdraws from public duties after denying in a disastrous BBC television interview allegations that he had sex with Giuffre, after she was procured by Epstein.
- August 2021: Giuffre files a civil lawsuit in the United States against the royal for sexual assault.
- January 2022: Queen Elizabeth II strips her son of his military titles and royal patronages.
- February 2022: Andrew reaches a multimillion-dollar settlement to end the Giuffre lawsuit.
- September 2022: Elizabeth II dies, and his elder brother becomes King Charles III.
- December 2024: Fresh scandal engulfs Andrew as details emerge about his ties with a Chinese businessman and alleged spy.
- October 17, 2025: Andrew gives up his royal Duke of York title after renewed sexual assault allegations in Giuffre's posthumous memoir.
His ex-wife will also no longer be known as Duchess of York, but Beatrice and Eugenie retain their titles as princesses.
- October 30, 2025: Charles strips Andrew of title of prince and ousts him from his long-term Windsor estate residence amid growing public and political anger.
He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, and relocate to an undisclosed private residence on the royals' Sandringham Estate, with the accommodation privately funded by the king.
(V.Sørensen--DTZ)
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