▁Be atrice . ▁As ▁with ▁his ▁older ▁sib lings , ▁Andrew ▁was ▁looked ▁after ▁by ▁a ▁gover ness , ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁his ▁early ▁education ▁at ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁He ather down ▁School ▁near ▁As cot ▁in ▁Ber k shire . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁entered ▁Gordon st oun , ▁in ▁northern ▁Scotland , ▁which ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁elder ▁brother ▁had ▁also ▁attended . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁spent ▁six ▁months — from ▁January ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 7 — part icip ating ▁in ▁an ▁exchange ▁programme ▁to ▁Lake field ▁College ▁School ▁in ▁Canada . ▁He ▁left ▁Gordon st oun ▁in ▁July ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁with ▁A - Level s ▁in ▁English , ▁History , ▁and ▁Econom ics . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁ ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁The ▁Royal ▁House hold ▁announced ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁that ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁In ▁December ▁he ▁under w ent ▁various ▁sport ing ▁tests ▁and ▁exam in ations ▁at ▁the ▁Air cre w ▁Selection ▁Centre , ▁at ▁R AF ▁Big gin ▁Hill , ▁along ▁with ▁further ▁tests ▁and ▁inter views ▁at ▁HMS ▁Da ed alus , ▁and ▁inter views ▁at ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Inter view ▁Board , ▁HMS ▁Sultan . ▁During ▁March ▁and ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁prince ▁was ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁College ▁Fl ight , ▁under going ▁pilot ▁training , ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁tra