THE DUKE’S LIFE IN NUMBERS

2,717,714

youngsters in UK inspired to obtain Duke of Edinburgh awards since 1956

72,430

miles travelled on the Royal Yacht Britannia

35,000

population of Tanna, a Pacific island where the Duke is worshipped as a god

22,219

solo engagements

5,986

hours as a pilot in 59 types of aircraft in 44 years

5,496

speeches given

1963

year he founded a bagpiping competition for the Pakistan Army

1961

year he became first Royal Family member to be interviewed on television

785

patronages

637

overseas visits

75

prizes and medals associated with him

65

years as Royal Consort

57

minutes was the length of a broadcast on children’s TV, when he spoke without a script about a recent round-the-world tour on Britannia

32

senior military positions held

14

books he has written

18

months old, age he fled to UK when Greek royal family was overthrown

12

ranking in last year’s GQ magazine’s annual Best Dressed Men list

12

pence, the equivalent of how much he reputedly had in the bank when he married

2

pygmy hippopotami he received from the President of Liberia in 1961