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| Princes join charity bike rally | 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. | 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. | 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 to help the charities as "hugely important". | |
| The pain of spending a week with my brother is well worth it Prince William | The pain of spending a week with my brother is well worth it Prince William |
| Speaking before they set off, Prince William said they had not done any specific training for what is billed to be one of the most gruelling off-road bike routes. | |
| "We both ride bikes at the moment on the road, but on-road biking is nothing compared to this; all the off roads stuff is up hills, down slopes across rivers, and it's all rocky and hilly, it's going to be fun." | |
| Prince Harry added: "It's not just a bimble across the countryside that's for sure, it's going to be very challenging and [we are] expecting to fall off many a time, every day." | |
| He 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, " he said. | |
| "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. | "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. |
| The princes rarely get to spend time together due to separate commitments | |
| 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. | 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. | "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. | 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. | "We're delighted that they're drawing attention to the work that we're all doing for children in South Africa," she said. |
| The princes previously joined forces to raise money for charity when they staged the Concert for Diana last year in memory of their mother. |