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Wind farms a disgrace, says Philip

Daniel Barrenger
Monday 21 November 2011 01:00 GMT
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The Duke of Edinburgh condemned on-shore wind farms as "a disgrace" and accused those who support them of believing in a "fairytale".

He told an executive from a wind turbine company that wind farms were "absolutely useless, completely reliant on subsidies" and "would never work".

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