While chairing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Sixth Commonwealth Study conference on May 18, 1986 Tata executive Minoo Mody stated no one has heard of the Duke of Edinburgh — before correcting himself to say he meant no one has heard of the Duke of Edinburgh Conference! When the Duke, Prince Philip, laughed aloud, as did the audience, Mody went on to narrate how the permission of the Government of India was secured to hold the Conference in India due to the personal relationship established between Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi at their first meeting.
To which Philip responded:......