Prince Harry and Prince William prepare for the start of Enduro Africa 08 on Port Edward, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Britain’s Prince William and Prince Harry are in South Africa for the Enduro Africa 08 motorcycle rally for charity.

Enduro Africa brings together motorcycle enthusiasts from across the globe to ride across 1,000 miles of rough terrain. The rally started at the Port Edward resort on Kwazulu Natal’s southern coast. It will end in Port Elizabeth. Parts of the route will include rivers, narrow trails and 60-degree ascents. The riders will face real dangers, which necessitate wearing light body armor and protective boots in addition to crash helmets and goggles.

The royals, who will be with 8 other riders during the day, will not be given special accommodations to stay in during the 8-day event. They will endure similar conditions as the other participants, day and night. However, the princes will still have their protection officers with them at all times.

The event has raised more than £300,000, which will be distributed among the UNICEF, Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Fund, and Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity in Lesotho.

Prince William has had his own bike for at least 2 years now, while Prince Harry has just recently acquired his license.

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Prince William and Prince Harry at the City Salute at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral in May 2008

Britain’s Prince William and Prince Harry will take part in a grueling 1000-mile motorcycle rally across South Africa’s Eastern Cape later this month.

The Enduro Africa 08 event aims to raise money for the UNICEF, Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity in Lesotho, and the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. For 8 days, motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the world will ride across some of the most rugged and isolated terrain in South Africa. There are no road signs throughout the route, which goes through game reserves, tribal areas and wilderness. The riders will be using Honda CRF 230s motorcycles, which will be provided by the organizers.

Each participant needed to raise at least £4,995 in order to ride. Enduro Africa will donate a minimum of £1,500 per participant. In the past years, part of this donation consisted of the motorcycles used in the event. The beneficiary was the charity Riders for Health, which provides motorcycles to health workers in Africa. In some areas, the motorcycles are the only means to deliver health care to people in need.

There will be two groups for this year’s Enduro Africa. The first group has already started their adventure. The princes will be in the second group that will leave for South Africa later this month.

Sentebale, also called The Princes’ Fund for Lesotho, was founded by Prince Harry and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso to help orphans and vulnerable children who have had to deal with AIDS and poverty. Sentebale, which means “forget me not”, was named in honor of the princes’ mothers, who both worked with AIDS victims and orphans.

via Telegraph; image used with permission from Newscom

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