▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Vice ▁Admir al . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Personal ▁interests ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁is ▁a ▁keen ▁gol fer ▁with ▁a ▁low ▁single - figure ▁hand ic ap . ▁He ▁was ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁and ▁An cient ▁G olf ▁Club ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 — d uring ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ 2 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁season — is ▁patron ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁royal ▁golf ▁clubs , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁many ▁others . ▁The ▁Duke ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁keen ▁sk ier ▁and ▁has ▁bought ▁a ▁ski ing ▁ch alet ▁in ▁Verb ier , ▁Switzerland , ▁for ▁between ▁£ 8 ▁million ▁and ▁£ 1 3 ▁million ▁joint ly ▁with ▁Sarah ▁Fer g us on . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁is ▁a ▁Liver yman ▁of ▁the ▁Wor ship ful ▁Company ▁of ▁Sh ip w right s , ▁the ▁senior ▁mar itime ▁City ▁li very ▁company . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁attended ▁a ▁go ose - h unt ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan ▁with ▁President ▁N urs ultan ▁Naz ar bay ev . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁K oo ▁St ark ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁met ▁K oo ▁St ark ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁close ▁for ▁some ▁two ▁years , ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁active ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁War . ▁T ina ▁Brown ▁has ▁claimed ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁Andrew