▁un ple asant ▁govern ments ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁his ▁arms ▁sales ▁haven ’ t ▁just ▁given ▁military ▁support ▁to ▁cor rupt ▁and ▁repr ess ive ▁reg imes . ▁They ' ve ▁l ent ▁those ▁reg imes ▁political ▁and ▁international ▁legit im acy ." ▁ ▁Question able ▁language ▁R oh an ▁Silva , ▁a ▁former ▁Down ing ▁Street ▁a ide , ▁claimed ▁that , ▁when ▁they ▁met ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Duke ▁had ▁commented , ▁" Well , ▁if ▁you ’ ll ▁p ardon ▁the ▁expression , ▁that ▁really ▁is ▁the ▁n igger ▁in ▁the ▁wood p ile ." ▁Form er ▁home ▁secretary ▁Jac qui ▁Smith ▁also ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁Duke ▁made ▁off ensive ▁comments ▁about ▁Arab s ▁during ▁a ▁state ▁dinner ▁for ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁royal ▁family ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace ▁denied ▁that ▁the ▁Duke ▁had ▁used ▁rac ist ▁language ▁on ▁either ▁occasion . ▁ ▁Tit les , ▁styles , ▁hon ours ▁and ▁arms ▁ ▁Tit les ▁and ▁styles ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 8 6 : ▁His ▁Royal ▁High ness ▁The ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 – present : ▁His ▁Royal ▁High ness ▁The ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁ ▁Andrew ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁secondary ▁titles ▁of ▁Earl ▁of ▁In ver ness ▁in ▁In ver ness ▁and ▁Baron ▁K illy le agh ▁in ▁K illy le agh . ▁ ▁Naval ▁ranks ▁▁▁