Angle Riddle

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Angle Riddle

The angles of a triangle meet the following criteria:

All the angle measures are prime numbers.
All the angle measures are distinct.
Exactly two of my angle measures are palindromic.
The difference between my two largest angle measures is a two digit number x.
One of the digits of x is twice the other digit.

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