His Royal Highness himself had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, serving in the Second World War. As the Prime Minister has already mentioned, he held the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Field Marshal of the New Zealand Army, and Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. New Zealand sailors, soldiers, and airmen and women of all ranks have been proud to engage with him over the years, and the armed forces have welcomed him to the country with formal military honours on many occasions. 