"If you have a common interest, nobody cares a damn where you come from or who you are." This was Prince Philip's reaction to Alan Titchmarsh as they discussed his passion for carriage driving during special Diamond Jubilee broadcast, All The Queen's Horses.

Despite the rather blunt delivery, the message behind these words carried a poignant significance. As someone who always navigated his life's path two steps behind the Queen, pursuing hobbies was exactly how Prince Philip carved out an identity as his own man.