In a life filled with public engagements, the duke met thousands of people.
For many, those meetings lasted long in the memory despite being brief – here are just a few examples.
– Meera Datta, 38, in Fairfax, Virginia, US
Meera Datta met the duke at an RAF show near Swindon, Wiltshire, where she was brought up, about 30 years ago.
“I was walking around and there was this huge plane, inside which you can put multiple vehicles,” she told the PA news agency.
“He was just looking at it, just walking around, and I just happened to be looking at it too. It was very informal.