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Prince Philip says Olympic opening and closing ceremonies are "bloody nuisances " which should be banned.

In an interview with the London Daily Telegraph, the Duke of Edinburgh said he and Queen Elizabeth will have "as little as possible" to do with London's Olympics in 2012, when he will be 91.

"Opening and closing ceremonies ought to be banned. Absolute bloody nuisances," he told the newspaper.

"I have been to one that was absolutely, appallingly awful - aaaagh," he reportedly said.