However, the Duke died in an aircraft crash in Scotland in 1942 while on active service in World War II, and his elder brother, the Duke of Gloucester, was appointed in his place.
ومع ذلك مات الدوق في حادثة تحطم طائرة باسكتلندا عام 1942 أثناء الخدمة في الحرب العالمية الثانية وحصل أخوه الأكبر دوق جلوكستر على منصبه.