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| Princes join charity bike rally | |
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| Princes William and Harry have set off on a 1,000 mile motorbike rally across South Africa for charity. | Princes William and Harry have set off on a 1,000 mile motorbike rally across South Africa for charity. |
| The Royal pair are joining 80 other people racing from Durban to Port Elizabeth over eight days in the gruelling Enduro Africa 2008 event. | |
| They aim to raise £250,000 for Unicef, Harry's charity Sentebale and the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. | |
| Prince Harry told the BBC that he and his brother viewed the trip as "hugely important" to help the charities. | |
| The rally will be seen as a real test of endurance for the princes. | The rally will be seen as a real test of endurance for the princes. |
| This is the second time they have joined forces to raise money for charity since they staged the Concert for Diana last year in memory of their mother. | This is the second time they have joined forces to raise money for charity since they staged the Concert for Diana last year in memory of their mother. |
| The pain of spending a week with my brother is well worth it Prince William | |
| Before they set off they told the BBC they had done no specific training for what is billed as one of the most gruelling off-road bike routes and they were expecting to "fall off every day". | |
| Prince Harry called the experience, which takes in many of the places where former South African president Nelson Mandela grew up, "hugely important". | |
| "It's not just about riding bikes, the charity side is hugely important for my brother and I, " said Prince Harry. | |
| "Just to get a chance to go through this part of Africa is amazing. We're just sorry Nelson Mandela is not joining us," he added. | |
| They both praised the work of the Enduro group, which they said had raised almost £1m over the past three years for the charitable causes favoured by the princes. | |
| "The pain of spending a week with my brother is well worth it," Prince William joked. | |
| Rachel Ward, from the Nelson Mandela children's fund, told BBC Five Live the teams were well prepared. | |
| "We're delighted that they're drawing attention to the work that we're all doing for children in South Africa," she said. |