I only met the Duke once, during his visit to a secret off-base jumping bean site in Germany. I was a JP on No3(F), having previously been responsible for finding and planning both exercise and war sites for the Harrier Force.
The Force Commander had given HRH a comprehensive brief on our operations and at the end of it he asked where the war sites would be, would they be roads or grass strips and how the devil would we find our way back to them. Cue embarrassed silence, as this info was TS, followed by the quiet order to to clear the ops tent before I explained how we would do it.
His dedication and sharp wit will be sorely missed. He was an example to all modern politicians when it came to service to his country. Blue skies and calm seas, Sir.
Mog