In 1947 he was unable to attend the wedding of his first cousin, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to the future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as he was suffering from typhoid fever.
În 1947 n-a putut ajunge la nunta verișorului său primar Prințul Filip, Duce de Edinburgh cu viitoarea regină Elisabeta a II-a a Regatului Unit deoarece suferea de febră tifoidă.