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Falkland Islanders would still buy scandal-ravaged Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a pint, a veteran<\/a> on the islands has suggested. Gary Clement MBE, 70, who served as a Royal Marine during the Falklands War<\/a> in 1982 said when asked about the former prince<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m sure that islanders would probably consider him a veteran, as they do all veterans. And, to be honest with you, most veterans here, if people know in the pub, for instance, they\u2019ll buy you a pint of beer, and I\u2019m sure that they would buy him a pint of beer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mr Clement, who lived in Kent and Cornwall before moving to the British overseas territory in 1991, added: \u201cWhat the rest of his life is about, I\u2019m sure that there\u2019s an awful lot of bad veterans as well.\u201d Andrew served as a sub-lieutenant and Sea King helicopter pilot in the Royal Navy aboard HMS Invincible during the invasion of the Falklands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The late Queen Elizabeth II’s son flew front-line missions, acting as a decoy for Exocet missiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a veteran, and islanders treat veterans very, very well,” Mr Clement said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, another veteran, David Cummins, 68, who is from Dublin but nevertheless served in the Royal Navy during the conflict, on HMS Antelope and the Valiant submarine, was of a different view at The Victory pub in Stanley. He said: \u201cI\u2019m afraid he knew what Epstein was, and anybody that knew what Epstein was, and maintained a relationship with Epstein, then, I\u2019m afraid they don\u2019t get my sympathy, and they get what they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Chris Anderson, also 68, originally from Eastbourne, who was on the quarter deck of HMS Sheffield when it was hit by an Argentine missile, said: \u201cI see it as all gossip; we don\u2019t really know the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n *** Ensure our latest news headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <\/strong>Click here to activate<\/a><\/strong> or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings. ***<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n He added: \u201cI think he just has to stand up for himself and speak out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cBut he\u2019s not going to do that, because that\u2019s not the way they operate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Andrew was arrested last month at his new home on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk and released under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Police held him in custody for 11 hours. He has previously denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n