The Duke of Kent is still seeking answers to the tragic loss of his father during World War Two.

The Duke, now 89, has been visiting the memorial in Scotland that marks the place that the plane carrying his father, Prince George, and 14 others crashed in 1942. Prince George was killed – only one person on board survived.

Prince Edward was just six at the time of the accident.

Historian Tessa Dunlop has been speaking to the Duke and told True Royalty TV that ”he’s still chewing over it. He said to me, ‘Why did the plane go down? We know that tragic airborne accidents happened way too often in World War II, but it’s the lack of closure…”

Speaking to the The Royal Beat – Back in Time, she told presenter Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen that the Duke of Kent had spoken to her about his return to Eagle’s Rock where the accident happened and said ”it’s sort of between land and sea, it’s blooming miles away, it’s in the northern part of the kingdom and for him, it’s an odyssey, a pilgrimage…now, he has to be taken over the heather in a sort of four-wheel carrier. But for him it’s hugely meaningful and it ties him back to when he first went as a teenager. And I’ve got to say, I was deeply moved.”

Prince George, Duke of Kent was the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was on board a mission to Reykjavik which took off from RAF Invergordon in the Scottish Highlands on August 25 1942 in fog and crashed just under forty minutes into its flight. It hit Eagle’s Rock, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.

Prince George was 39 years old, leaving a widow, Princess Marina, and three young children including new born Prince Michael of Kent. George’s elder son, Edward, succeeded him as Duke of Kent and has now held that title for 83 years.

The Royal Beat – Back in Time’ is available to watch now on True Royalty TV.