UK Military Wants Prince Andrew Stripped Of Titles Over Epstein Scandal, BBC Interview

Some senior officers of Her Majesty's Armed Forces are demanding Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, be stripped of all his honorary military appointments after his shameful "car crash" interview with the BBC. This interview saw him refuse to admit any wrongdoing in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Citing unnamed sources, The Times of London said the BBC interview of November 18 where Prince Andrew still defended his friendship with the late Epstein, had made him a source of derision among the military ranks. The prince's interview, and his seeming lack of remorse for his actions, has led to calls from the military for him to be “quietly faded out.”

Prince Andrew is also seen as a joke. Senior serving and retired military officers expressed shock over his claims he stopped sweating due to an overdose of adrenaline while serving in the Falklands War.

“It’s just not viable. It’s embarrassing to be represented by someone like that,” a source told the Times.

Prince Andrew served honorably in the Falklands War (April 4 to June 14, 1982) as a Pilot for 820 Naval Air Squadron aboard the light aircraft carrier, HMS Invincible (R05).

Some in the military say the Duke of York should emulate the example set by his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who relinquished all his military appointments when he withdrew from public life in 2017.

“That is exactly what Prince Andrew should do,” said an officer in the British Army.

Among Prince Andrew's many honorary military appointment are: Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps, Honorary Air Commodore of the Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, Royal Colonel of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, Colonel-in-Chief of the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) and Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment).

Military leaders are unable to remove Prince Andrew from these appointments without Her Majesty’s approval, however. A royal source told The Times Andrew is “keeping his military commands.”