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,

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