PRINCE Andrew is famously known as a member of the Royal Family and is the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
In January 2022, Prince Andrew made headlines when it was announced that he had been stripped of his military titles.
What were Prince Andrew’s military titles?
Over the years, Prince Andrew was awarded a number of military titles.
Those titles included:
- Honorary air commodore of RAF Lossiemouth
- Colonel-in-chief of the Royal Irish Regiment
- Colonel-in-chief of the Small Arms School Corps
- Commodore-in-chief of the Fleet Air Arm
- Royal colonel of the Royal Highland Fusiliers
- Deputy colonel-in-chief of the Royal Lancers
- Royal colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
When was Prince Andrew awarded his military titles?
At this time, it remains unclear when Prince Andrew was awarded his titles.
Why was he stripped of his military titles?
It was announced on January 12, 2022, that Queen Elizabeth II had removed all of Prince Andrew’s military titles, just hours after 150 former members of Royal Navy, RAF and British Army had wrote a letter asking her to do so.
The decision comes after it was revealed that Prince Andrew will face a civil trial in New York after his motion to dismiss Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault case was thrown out by a judge.
She claims she was trafficked to have sex Prince Andrew when she was 17-years-old, accusations he has since denied.
“With The Queen’s approval and agreement, The Duke of York’s military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to the Queen. The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen,” a statement from Buckingham Palace read.
He will also reportedly lost the title of His Royal Highness.
In November 2019, Prince Andrew had stepped away from his royal duties due to the controversy surrounding his relationship with convicted sex offended Jeffrey Epstein, who pleaded guility in 2008 of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute.
He was later arrested again in July 2019 on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York but passed away a month later at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.
