Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> has been stripped of his last military title.<\/p>\nThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that the former Duke of York no longer held the honorary military rank of vice-admiral and had instead been reduced to the rank of commander (retired) Royal Navy.<\/p>\n
John Healey, the Defence Secretary, had previously announced that his \u201clast remaining title\u201d would be removed by the Government, on guidance from the King.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the MoD said: \u201cFollowing formal consideration, (the) Defence Council have agreed the immediate reversion from the rank of vice-admiral to the rank of commander (retired) Royal Navy, the rank held on retirement from regular Royal Naval service by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis decision aligns with such processes as to remove other styles and titles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrew, a former naval helicopter pilot who flew in the Falklands conflict, was made a vice-admiral on his 55th birthday in 2015 and retained the rank after being forced to give up his other military affiliations in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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