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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 trek across South Africa for charity. | |
| The Royal pair are joining 80 other riders to take part in the eight-day rally from Durban to Port Elizabeth. | |
| They aim to raise a total of £250,000 for Harry's charity Sentebale, Unicef and the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. | |
| Prince William told the BBC the trip was a "mixture of adventure and charity," with money being raised for "three absolutely brilliant charities." | |
| He said: "It's a great way of bringing all the three charities together and understanding the fact that AIDS in Africa is still a major issue." | |
| 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. | 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." | 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". | He called the experience, which takes in many of the places where former South African president Nelson Mandela grew up, "hugely important". |
| Prince Harry's charity Sentebale, which helps disadvantaged children in Lesotho, especially Aids orphans, will receive around £100,000 from the event. | |
| The princes rarely get to spend time together due to separate commitmentsMoney will also go to the other two organisations working in South Africa to help communities blighted by Aids or improve the prospects of youngsters. | |
| They both praised the work of the Enduro group, which has raised nearly £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. | The princes previously joined forces to raise money for charity when they staged the Concert for Diana last year in memory of their mother. |