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# Duke of Edinburgh to work on his 90th birthday
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## He has already made it clear he did not want to be fussed over when he
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turns 90, and now Buckingham Palace has announced that the Duke of Edinburgh
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will not even take the day off to celebrate his landmark birthday.
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![][1]
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The Duke of Edinburgh has no intention of slowing down (REX)
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[![Gordon Rayner][2]][3]
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By [Gordon Rayner][4], Chief Reporter 1:59PM BST 13 Apr 2011
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Instead of spending June 10 surrounded by his family, the Duke will carry out
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two official engagements at the palace, which will go on late into the
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evening.
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The official celebration of his birthday has been put back to June 12, when
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the Queen and other members of the Royal family will attend a service at St
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George's Chapel, Windsor, followed by a reception at Windsor Castle.
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A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: "The Duke always treats his birthday
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as a normal working day when it falls on a weekday, and he didn't feel there
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was any need to make an exception on this occasion.
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"It will be very much business as usual and he is looking forward to
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fulfilling his commitments."
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The Duke, who is patron of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, will
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hold a reception to mark the charity's centenary on the afternoon of his
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birthday. In the evening, in his capacity as Senior Colonel, Household
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Division, he will chair the Senior Colonels' Conference and afterwards hold a
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dinner.
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Last year, in the first concession to the Duke's advancing years, Buckingham
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Palace announced that he would be stepping down as president or patron of more
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than a dozen organisations.
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However, he will still be involved with more than 800 organisations.
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Buckingham Palace has published a list of 90 facts about the Duke to mark his
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birthday, including his record as the longest-serving consort of any monarch.
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## [Prince Philip][13]
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