Former Duke of York to lose honorary rank of vice-admiral a week after having royal title of prince removed
The former Duke of York will lose his naval title, the defence secretary has said, as King Charles looks to draw a line under the ongoing scandal over his brother’s relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be stripped of his honorary rank of vice-admiral, which he was given in 2015 and has retained even after giving up other military positions in 2022, John Healey confirmed on Sunday.
Healey told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that ministers were working with the king to remove his naval honours, after the decision last week to strip him of his royal title as prince and remove him from Royal Lodge.
Healey said: “In general, the government has been guided by the decisions and judgments the king has made. In defence, it’s exactly the same.
