Duke Leaves For Malta The Duke of Edinburgh seen in conversation with Lady Mountbatten and Air Vice Marshal J. A. Gray, Senior Staff Officer, transport command (back to camera) at London Airport this Morning Oct. 15 before leaving for Malta, where the Duke is to resume his Active Naval Career as first Lieutenant in the Destroyer "Chequers". Lady Mountbatten who is rejoining her husband, Vice Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma, At Malta, flew with the Duke. July 8, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).