Prince Andrew recalls Navy days as scrutiny grows

THE Duke of York reminisced about his days in the Royal Navy as the scrutiny intensified around his dealings with a number of controversial characters and his role as Britain’s trade envoy.

Andrew served in the Falklands War as a Sea King helicopter pilot and praised the work of Navy engineers who kept his aircraft in the air during a visit to a science and engineering fair for young students.

The Duke’s role as Britain’s roving business ambassador has been examined extensively by the British media this week, and in the latest development it has emerged he lobbied an MP to help British business in a former Soviet republic accused of torturing protesters.