' s ▁only ▁serious ▁love ▁interest . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁they ▁took ▁a ▁hol iday ▁together ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Must ique . ▁According ▁to ▁Lady ▁Col in ▁Campbell , ▁Andrew ▁was ▁in ▁love , ▁and ▁the ▁Queen ▁was ▁" m uch ▁taken ▁with ▁the ▁elegant , ▁intellig ent , ▁and ▁dis cre et ▁K oo ". ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁they ▁split ▁up , ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁press , ▁pap ar az zi , ▁and ▁palace . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Andrew ▁became ▁god father ▁to ▁St ark ' s ▁daughter , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁when ▁Andrew ▁was ▁facing ▁accus ations ▁from ▁Virginia ▁Roberts ▁Gi uff re ▁over ▁his ▁connection ▁to ▁Jeff rey ▁Ep stein ▁( see ▁below ), ▁St ark ▁came ▁to ▁his ▁defence , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁man ▁and ▁she ▁could ▁help ▁to ▁re but ▁the ▁claims . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁to ▁Sarah ▁Fer g us on ▁ ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁married ▁Sarah ▁Fer g us on ▁at ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁Queen ▁created ▁him ▁Duke ▁of ▁York , ▁Earl ▁of ▁In ver ness , ▁and ▁Baron ▁K illy le agh . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁of ▁these ▁titles ▁were ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁both ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁and ▁great - grand father . ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁had ▁known ▁Fer g us on ▁since