Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former Duke of York, will be stripped off from his honorary rank of vice-admiral, defence secretary John Healey said.

Andrew was honoured the title in 2015 and had retained even after giving up other military positions in 2022.

BBC quoted Healey as saying: “This is a move that’s right, it’s a move the King has indicated we should take and we’re working on that at the moment."

“In general, the government has been guided by the decisions and judgments the king has made. In defence, it’s exactly the same. We’ve seen Andrew surrender the honorary positions he’s had throughout the military, and guided again by the king, we are working now to remove that last remaining title of vice-admiral that he has," he said.

According to The Guardian, Andrew served in the

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