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Over his seven decades of service to Queen Elizabeth the Second, to the United Kingdom, her 15 other realms, and to the Commonwealth, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, met many millions of people. They all have stories to tell about those meetings and in this special programme Winifred Robinson hears some of them.

The stories reflect on the Prince鈥檚 many passions, the charities he was involved with, his commitment to individuals and causes and also his support for the Queen and the Commonwealth. We also hear about his sharp wit and sense of humour.

Among those telling their stories of connection with the Prince are Ruth Sim, who introduced him to children with HIV and Aids in Uganda, Paul Boateng, who first saw a young Prince Philip in Ghana when he was a boy in the early 1960s, and Denise Mortimer, who was involved with the Duke of Edinburgh Awards in the Bahamas.

Thai-American Vanda Asapahu in Los Angeles explains how her connection with the Prince led to her meeting the man she would eventually marry, while we hear how a state visit to Canada made the news after one of his famous jokes.

(Photo: HRH Prince Philip enjoying a humorous moment with Ontario Lt.Gov. David Onley and an officer of the Royal Canadian Regiment. Credit: Legislative Assembly of Ontario)