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| Unwell Prince Philip misses reception, says palace | Unwell Prince Philip misses reception, says palace |
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| The Duke of Edinburgh has pulled out of an official engagement after becoming unwell ahead of a service marking 60 years since the Queen's Coronation. | |
| Prince Philip was due to accompany the Queen to a gala reception for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) at St James's Palace in London. | Prince Philip was due to accompany the Queen to a gala reception for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) at St James's Palace in London. |
| A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "The Duke is unwell but he will be at the service [on Tuesday]." | A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "The Duke is unwell but he will be at the service [on Tuesday]." |
| No details of the Duke's illness were available. | No details of the Duke's illness were available. |
| He is said by officials to be "a bit under the weather" but determined to attend Tuesday's anniversary service. | He is said by officials to be "a bit under the weather" but determined to attend Tuesday's anniversary service. |
| It is Prince Philip's second cancelled engagement in four days. He pulled out of a lecture on Friday but was at the Derby on Saturday. | It is Prince Philip's second cancelled engagement in four days. He pulled out of a lecture on Friday but was at the Derby on Saturday. |
| On Friday the duke, who will be 92 in a week's time, was meant to attend the St George's House annual lecture at Windsor. | On Friday the duke, who will be 92 in a week's time, was meant to attend the St George's House annual lecture at Windsor. |
| The royal couple are expected to be among 2,000 guests at a service of celebration on Tuesday at Westminster Abbey to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation. | The royal couple are expected to be among 2,000 guests at a service of celebration on Tuesday at Westminster Abbey to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation. |
| At the RNIB reception, there were performances by singer Michael Ball and opera group Il Divo. | At the RNIB reception, there were performances by singer Michael Ball and opera group Il Divo. |
| Rod Stewart, the charity's vice-president, has sung at the event in previous years but has been suffering from a virus. |