When the late Queen Elizabeth II gave her favourite son the title Duke of York on his wedding day in 1986, she was entrusting him with a dukedom that was cherished by her more than any other.
Her beloved father and mother were the Duke and Duchess of York before they became George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She herself was born Princess Elizabeth of York and her grandfather George V had also held the title.
It was the greatest of gifts and a compliment that Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah Ferguson, returned by demeaning and degrading the dukedom for nearly 40 years.
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