Prince Philip will reach an incredible milestone when he turns 100 in 2021, but according to royal insiders, the duke "doesn't want a fuss" when he becomes a centenarian in June.
The 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh has been described as "reluctant celebrant" by a Buckingham Palace aide, who told The Telegraph, "You can't do something if someone doesn't want something doing.
The one person you can guarantee will not want anything to do with it, is the duke. He's retired, he's stepped back, he doesn’t want the fuss.
You can't blame him." Planning for Prince Philip's big day on June 10 will reportedly "begin in earnest in the New Year", with the royal insider adding, "It is something that will have to be raised in the New Year.
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