▁Britain ' s ▁Special ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁International ▁Trade ▁and ▁In vest ment ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁susp ended ▁his ▁public ▁duties ▁for ▁the ▁" for ese e able ▁future " ▁following ▁inten se ▁negative ▁reaction ▁regarding ▁a ▁television ▁interview ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁News night ▁programme , ▁a ired ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁which ▁was ▁mainly ▁concerned ▁with ▁alleg ations ▁against ▁him ▁of ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁and ▁his ▁connections ▁to ▁conv icted ▁sex ▁off ender ▁Jeff rey ▁Ep stein . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Su ite ▁of ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁third ▁child ▁and ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁and ▁Prince ▁Philip , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁He ▁was ▁bapt ised ▁in ▁the ▁Palace ' s ▁Music ▁Room ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁Geoff rey ▁Fish er . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁names ake ▁of ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand father , ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁of ▁Greece ▁and ▁Den mark , ▁who ▁died ▁six teen ▁years ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁child ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁reign ing ▁monarch ▁since ▁the ▁birth ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁young est ▁child , ▁Princess