vice admiral
noun
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a rear admiral and whose insignia is three stars
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Along with being stripped of his royal titles and residence, Defense Secretary John Healey previously confirmed that Andrew lost his honorary rank as vice admiral in the Royal Navy.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
The British government has also indicated that Andrew may be stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral in the Royal Navy.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
In mid-June, President Donald Trump nominated Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, a F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot, for promotion to vice admiral and command of the Navy's strategically important 7th Fleet.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 11 July 2025
These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
The British government has also indicated that Andrew may be stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral in the Royal Navy.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
In mid-June, President Donald Trump nominated Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, a F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot, for promotion to vice admiral and command of the Navy's strategically important 7th Fleet.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 11 July 2025
These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Vice admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20admiral. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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