▁Chamber ▁of ▁Prin ces . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁India , ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ' s ▁first ▁sat y ag ra ha ▁was ▁on going ; ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁this , ▁sh ops ▁were ▁closed ▁and ▁few ▁Indians ▁attended ▁the ▁official ▁cer emon ies ▁when ▁he ▁visited ▁Cal cut ta ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁As ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁Association ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁Lord ▁Baden - P ow ell ' s ▁friends ▁and ▁adm ir ers , ▁he ▁performed ▁the ▁official ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁World ▁Sc out ▁J amb ore e ▁at ▁Ar ro we ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁Duke ▁also ▁returned ▁to ▁military ▁service ▁and ▁continued ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁grand father ▁figure ▁by ▁asp iring ▁rec ruits . ▁The ▁Duch ess , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁ill ▁during ▁their ▁years ▁at ▁R ide au ▁Hall , ▁died ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁Arthur ▁mostly ▁with d rew ▁from ▁public ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ; ▁his ▁last ▁formal ▁eng agement ▁was ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Con n aught ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁Sid mouth , ▁Dev on , ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Death ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁at ▁B ags hot ▁Park , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 1 ▁years , ▁ 8 ▁months ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁days , ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁to