Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew, whose full name is Andrew Albert Christian Edward Windsor, was born on 19 February 1960 at Buckingham Palace.
Prince Andrew is the second son of The Queen and Prince Phillip.
He was educated at Heatherdown Preparatory School, Gordonstoun School (where his elder brother, Prince Charles, was educated before him) and Lakefield College in Ontario before going to the Britannia Royal Navy College in Dartmouth.
Prince Andrew was commissioned in the Royal Navy. He qualified as a helicopter pilot and served in the Falklands War in 1982. Along with his squadron, he sailed in HMS Invincible and flew on various missions.
Prince Andrew rose to the rank of Commander before he formally left the Royal Navy in July 2001.
In 1986 Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson, nicknamed Fergie, and took the titles Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh. They had two children (Beatrice and Eugenie) but, in March 1992, it was announced that The Duke and Duchess were to split up.
They were divorced in May 1996. Prince Andrew and Fergie have continued to have joint custody of their children.
In 2005, it was reported that the National Audit Office, in correspondence with a Labour MP, Ian Davidson, had revealed that Prince Andrew found trains unreliable and had spent £32,000 of public money on flights to St Andrews golf course.
Prince Andrew has a golf handicap of seven and is a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and sits on its Amateur Status Committee.