Prince Philip & Prince Charles wore their Royal Navy uniforms, with rank insignia at bottom of sleeves

Something deep down inside me detects an appropriateness in this sentence I can't quite put my finger on...

the, I'm going to have to stick permanently with that small t, even at the start of a sentence, which grates somewhat. Reason being that I call The Edge "The", so the only way I'll be able to tell you apart is by that initial letter. I hope you don't mind being littler than he.