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08-09-2009, 10:56 AM
The 80-year-old former fugitive celebrated his birthday and new-found freedom in the hospital where he is being treated for chronic pneumonia.
Biggs - who was freed on Friday by the Justice Secretary after doctors concluded he was extremely ill - told The People: "I don't have much strength but I'll keep on fighting."
He added: "I've got a bit of living to do yet. I might even surprise them all by lasting until Christmas - that would be fantastic. I'll live on just to spite those who want me dead."
Ronnie Biggs' birthday coincided with the 46th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery which saw his gang escape with nearly £3 million in cash.
Biggs celebrated with son Michael and a fellow pensioner who mounted a campaign for his release from prison.
Biggs - who was freed on Friday by the Justice Secretary after doctors concluded he was extremely ill - told The People: "I don't have much strength but I'll keep on fighting."
He added: "I've got a bit of living to do yet. I might even surprise them all by lasting until Christmas - that would be fantastic. I'll live on just to spite those who want me dead."
Ronnie Biggs' birthday coincided with the 46th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery which saw his gang escape with nearly £3 million in cash.
Biggs celebrated with son Michael and a fellow pensioner who mounted a campaign for his release from prison.