The Prince Andrew, Duke of York (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Duke of York since 1986. The Duke of York is currently 4th in the line of succession, and has been since the birth of Prince Harry in 1984. The Duke of York married and subsequently divorced Sarah Ferguson.

Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, BSc (Exon), KCB, ADC (born 1950), since 2006, is the First Sea Lord of the United Kingdom, the most senior serving officer in the Royal Navy. Before serving as First Sea Lord he was Commander-in-Chief Fleet. Since becoming First Sea Lord, Band has been a firm advocate of the creation of new ships to meet new threats and maintain the status of the Royal Navy as one of the world's leading naval forces.

Mark Burnett (born 17 July, 1960) is a British television producer. He is known for introducing reality television as a genre to the USA. "Survivor" is the most watched summer series since "Sonny and Cher". Burnett produced the USA version of the series "Survivor" and the "Eco-Challenge". His eponymous production company setup "The Apprentice", "The Restaurant", "The Casino", "Rock Star", "Combat Missions", …

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach, GCB, DL (born 1923) is a former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy. Sir Henry Leach was First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff between 1979 and 1982. He was the professional head of the Royal Navy at the time of the Falklands War and was instrumental in convincing the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that retaking the islands was possible. Sir Henry Leach joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1937 at the age of 13, …

Tim Spicer is a former Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards and CEO of the private security company (PSC) Aegis Defence Services. He is a veteran of the Falklands War and served with the British Army in Northern Ireland. He is a former employee of Sandline International, a private military company (PMC) which closed in April 2004. When employed by Sandline International, Spicer was involved in military operations in the Sierra Leone Civil War, …

Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones VC OBE, (May 14, 1940 - May 28, 1982), better known as H. Jones, was a posthumous British recipient of the Victoria Cross. Jones was born in Putney to a wealthy family, and attended St Peter's Prep School in Seaford, Sussex and Eton College. He joined the British Army on leaving school and was commissioned into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. By 1982 had reached the rank of lieutenant-colonel, …

Sir John Forster "Sandy" Woodward GBE KCB (born May 1, 1932) is a British Admiral who joined the Royal Navy in 1946 at age thirteen. He became a submariner, and received his first command, the "Valiant"-class nuclear hunter-killer submarine "Warspite" in 1969. In 1978 he was appointed to the Ministry of Defence. Woodward was promoted to Rear Admiral and in 1981 appointed Flag Officer First Flotilla.

Hugh McManners is an author, television producer and presenter, journalist, and musician. He was born into an academic family in Oxford, the son of historian The Rev. Professor John McManners FBA, and was brought up in Australia. He was educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School – Shore - Magdalen College School Oxford, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He read Geography at St Edmund Hall Oxford. Hugh spent 18 years in the British Army, …

Admiral of the Fleet Terence Thornton Lewin, Baron Lewin, KG, GCB, LVO, DSC (1920-1999) was an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy. Having entered the Navy in 1939 he served with distinction being mentioned in dispatches three times and being awarded the DSC. Post war he rose rapidly through the ranks and was eventually appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.

George Smith (1961-2005) was a former footman and valet in the Royal Household of Prince Charles. Smith alleged: *that he was raped by Michael Fawcett, a favoured servant of the Prince of Wales; and *that Fawcett was himself in a homosexual relationship with the Prince of Wales, who protected him. The allegations made international headlines in November 2003 and were the subject of a legal injunction in the United Kingdom.

Clive Dytor M.C. M.A. is headmaster of The Oratory School, Woodcote, near Reading, Berkshire, England. A former Church of England clergyman who converted to Roman Catholicism (like Cardinal Newman who founded the school), he is an MA of both Oxford (theology) and Cambridge (oriental studies) Universities and served with distinction in the Falklands War, being decorated with the Military Cross for gallantry in action during the Battle of Two Sisters.

Admiral Alan William John West, Baron West of Spithead, GCB, DSC (born 21 April 1948) is a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the British Home Office, referred to by the Government as the "Terrorism Minister". Prior to his junior ministerial appointment, he was First Sea Lord, the professional head of the Royal Navy, from 2002 to 2006. He is well remembered as the commander of HMS "Ardent", which was sunk on 21 May 1982 during the Falklands War.

Commander Nigel "Sharkey" Ward DSC AFC RN commanded RNAS 801 Sea Harrier flight from HMS Invincible during the Falklands War, of April to June 1982, and was senior Sea Harrier adviser to the Command on the tactics, direction and progress of the air war.

Richard Gough (born 1958) is an English writer, photographer and former Royal Navy Chief Petty officer. He was the youngest weapon director in the Royal Navy, being promoted to Petty Officer (Missile) at 22 years of age and later promoted to Chief Petty Officer at 25. Richard Gough joined the Royal Navy in 1975 at the age of sixteen. One of six children he was the first of his family to join the navy.

Major General Sir Jeremy Moore KCB CBE OBE MC and Bar was the commander of the British land forces during the Falklands War in 1982. Moore received the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands. After leaving Cheltenham College, Moore joined the Royal Marines in 1947 and spent the next 36 years in the Corps.

General Sir (Hugh) Michael Rose, KCB CBE DSO QGM (born 1940 in what was then British India) is a retired British Army General. As well as commanding 22 SAS, his best-known - and most controversial within and outside the Army - appointment in the regular army was as Commander UNPROFOR Bosnia in 1994 during the Yugoslav Wars.

Major General Julian H. A. Thompson, CB, OBE, is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who as a brigadier headed 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands war. Thompson who was British commander on the islands during the final phase of the conflict has written extensively on the Falklands conflict and British military history. He is also a visiting professor at the department of war studies, King's College, University of London.

Simon Weston OBE (born August 8, 1961) is a former British Army soldier who became well known throughout the United Kingdom after suffering severe burn injuries during the Falklands War.

Vice-Admiral Sir John Cox KCB (27 October 1928 - 3 October 2006) was an English Royal Naval Officer and Admiral.

Major Ewen Southby-Tailyour OBE RM is an author, sailor, and ex-Marine who served for 32 years in the Royal Marines retiring with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel specialising in (and often commanding) amphibious vessels from all the NATO countries. He has held various appointments in four Commando units. His career included active service operations in Aden, Northern Ireland, Oman, the Falkland Islands, …

Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely KCB, MC (b. 2 April 1948) is Director of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Educated at Marlborough College, John Kiszely was commissioned into the Scots Guards from Sandhurst in 1969. He served with the regiment as platoon commander, company commander and commanding officer in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands.

Major General (Ret’d) Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley, MC an English soldier and a military arbitrator. Son of the soldier Anthony Farrar-Hockley. After schooling at Exeter School, Farrar-Hockley was commissioned in the Parachute Regiment in 1967, serving in Malta, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. As Company Commander with the 2nd Parachute Battalion he was involved in the battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge in the Falklands War where he won the MC.

Robert Lawrence MC is a former British Army officer who fought and was severely wounded in the Falklands War. Lawrence wrote about his experience of the battle of Mount Tumbledown and the injury he sustained at the hands of an Argentinian sniper. Lawrence lost 43% of his brain and was paralysed down one side of his body. His book was adapted into the BBC television programme Tumbledown which was viewed by more than 10 million people on first showing.

Colonel Christopher P. B. Keeble, DSO, was an officer in the British Army, most noted for his service in the Falklands War of 1982. During the Battle of Goose Green, he inherited command of the 2nd Battalion of The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) when Lieutenant-Colonel H. Jones was killed in action. Major Keeble, a devout Christian, took over command of the battalion at a stage where one in six of his men were killed or wounded, they were largely out of ammunition, …

Ian John McKay, VC (May 7, 1953 - June 12, 1982) was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, Ian McKay was Platoon Sergeant of 4 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, during the Falklands War when the deed described below took place, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Admiral of the Fleet John David Elliott Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse, GCB, GBE (12 February 1928-17 February 1992) was a high ranking officer in the Royal Navy Primarily a submariner in the Royal Navy, later rising to the highest position in UK Armed Forces In 1982 in the rank of Admiral, served as Commander-in-Chief Fleet during the war to recover the Falkland Islands from the invading forces of Argentina.