He is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne. Andrew resigned from all public roles as a result of his association with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal. Prince Andrew served in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot and instructor and as the captain of a warship.
During the Falklands War , he flew on multiple missions including anti-surface warfare , Exocet missile decoy, and casualty evacuation. They have two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Their marriage, separation in , and divorce in attracted much media coverage. On 20 November , Prince Andrew suspended his public duties for the "foreseeable future" following intense negative reaction regarding a television interview for the BBC 's Newsnight programme, aired on 16 November , which was mainly concerned with allegations against him of sexual abuse and his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Andrew was the first child born to a reigning monarch since the birth in of Queen Victoria 's youngest child, Princess Beatrice. During March and April , the prince was enrolled at the Royal Naval College Flight, undergoing pilot training, until he was accepted as a trainee helicopter pilot and signed on for 12 years from 11 May After passing out from Dartmouth, the prince went on to elementary flying training with the Royal Air Force at RAF Leeming , and later, basic flying training with the navy at HMS Seahawk , where he learned to fly the Gazelle helicopter.
Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands , a British overseas territory claimed by Argentina , [14] on 2 April , leading to the Falklands War. Invincible was one of the two operational aircraft carriers available at the time, and, as such, was to play a major role in the Royal Navy task force assembled to sail south to retake the islands. Prince Andrew's place on board and the possibility of the Queen's son being killed in action made the British government apprehensive, and the cabinet desired that Prince Andrew be moved to a desk job for the duration of the conflict.
The Queen, though, insisted that her son be allowed to remain with his ship. At the end of the war, Invincible returned to Portsmouth , where the Queen and Prince Philip joined other families of the crew in welcoming the vessel home. The Argentine military government reportedly planned, but did not attempt, to assassinate the prince on Mustique in July He undertook the Lieutenants' Greenwich Staff course.
