Now, Prince Andrew is leaving the Navy’s prestigious In&Out Club as his retirement from public life continues.
- The Duke of York, 62, has been a member of the Royal Navy since he served in the Royal Navy.
- The move will come as a special blow since his late father was president.
- He retired voluntarily as part of his decision to cut ties with organizations
Prince Andrew has left the prestigious Naval Club, according to The Mail on Sunday.
The 62-year-old Duke of York has been a member of the establishment in St James, central London, since he served in the Royal Navy.
Well-informed sources say the move will come as a special blow considering his late father was the club’s president.
Military Prince Andrew (above) has retired from the prestigious Naval Club.
This comes as Andrew continues to withdraw from public life after Virginia Giuffre filed a sexual assault case against him, which he denied.
Since returning all of his patronage to the Queen in January, his membership of the club known as In & Out has quietly ended.
He is believed to have stepped down voluntarily as part of his decision to cut ties with the organizations following his £12m settlement with Ms Giuffre, formerly known as Roberts.
A source said: “The Duke’s name remained on the In & Out member list for several months, even after he stepped down as a member of the royal family, but in recent days his name has disappeared from the books.”
The 62-year-old Duke of York has been a member of the establishment (pictured) in St James, central London since he served in the Royal Navy.
The club was founded in 1862 for “gentlemen of the British Armed Forces” but now accepts women and people who have not served in the armed forces at all.
In 2012, Prince Philip led members to a march through St. James’s Square to mark the club’s 150th anniversary.
Last June, the club hosted a lavish party to mark the centenary of Philip’s birth.
The In & Out describes itself as a “blended, eclectic mix” of like-minded people from “a wide range of walks of life”.
Well-informed sources say the move will come as a special blow given that his late father (pictured left) was the club’s president.
The club gets its nickname from the two large pillars at the entrance, one of which reads ‘In’ and the other ‘Exit’.
Meanwhile, it is also understood that Andrew, who served in the 1982 Falklands War as a helicopter pilot, will not be officially participating in the 40th anniversary celebrations of the conflict in the coming months.
A source in the royal family said: “He won’t even have a barbecue. It’s a shame for him in a way. The Falklands were an important part of his life.”