I also shed a few tears.

Not totally unexpected when he looked so frail when leaving hospital. UK media has mentioned a liver/pancreas problem, but maybe we'll never know.

What an amazing man! In addition to his love of the sea, he was a keen aviator. Gained RAF wings and private pilot licence (PPL); stopped flying in 1997. Also took controls of Concorde and Boeing 757 on test flights.

Some people disliked him because he was a straight talker. One person paying tribute said that you always knew where he was in a room because of the laughter. Someone else commented that if you sat next to him at a dinner, you ate very little!

Not being disrespectful but a good looking man too. Prince Harry also made that comment a few years ago.

Funeral is 17 April. A public silence will be respected at 1500 hours, before the private funeral service at Windsor.

RIP