The Andrew formerly known as Prince is set to lose his final military title, a UK government minister has confirmed.

Defence Secretary John Healey told the BBC that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor would be stripped of his honorary vice admiralty, the last military title the former prince possessed.

"The government's been guided by the decisions and judgments the King's made. In Defence, it's exactly the same," Healey said.

"Guided again by the King, we are working now to remove that last remaining title of vice admiral that he has."

Mountbatten Windsor, who was awarded the honorary vice admiral title in 2015, gave up his other military titles in 2022.

He served in the Royal Navy for more than 20 years, and saw action in the 1982 Falklands War as a helicopter pilot.

The former prince w

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