Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (2 February 1882 (N.S.) - 3 December 1944), of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl?cksburg, was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. [1]
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, credits his former wife, Sarah Ferguson, for keeping their two children grounded despite growing up with all the trappings of royalty. [2]
A cuddly 4ft-tall teddy stands like a sentry opposite the entrance to Prince Andrew’s suite of three private rooms at Buckingham Palace. [3]
All eyes were on Prince William and Kate Middleton this morning as the future King and Queen of England exchanged vows at Westminster Abbey. [4]
It was a wedding present from Prince Edward, which he secretly put in the processional carriage after his elder brother’s marriage to Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in 1986. [3]
His only son, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in the British navy during World War II, while all four of his daughters were married to German noblemen, three of whom had Nazi connections. [1]
The couple appeared to have a happy marriage, producing two daughters, and presenting a united outward appearance during the late 1980s; the Duchess was seen as refreshing in the context of the formal protocol surrounding the Royal Family. [5]
In his office, which overlooks The Mall, there is a photo in a silver frame of the Prince with his former wife and their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. [3]
‘She’s the one that delivered what I would describe as that grounding and that down-to-earth attitude in the girls,’ His Royal Highness told TODAY co-host Meredith Vieira during a rare and wide-ranging interview inside Buckingham Palace in London. [...] ‘I’d always wanted to fly helicopters, ever since my father took me out in the garden here to the helicopter part of the lawn,’ he recalled. [...] Because he has no male heirs, Prince Andrew is fourth in line of succession to the British throne behind Charles, Prince of Wales, and his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. [2]
Regardless if you’re the Duchess of York, that doesn’t automatically mean you’ll be invited to the Wedding. [4]
(Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960), is the second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. [5]
‘I don’t think in any event were any of the glass cabinets ever broken,’ he said. [2]
The generations are numbered from the ascension of Christian I as King of Denmark in 1448. [1]
Sources:
[1] Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Prince Andrew on being a parent, and a Royal
[3] Prince Andrew: Fergie, freeloading and attack on bankers and …
[4] Prince Andrew News
[5] Prince Andrew, Duke of York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia