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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2014 23:31:03 GMT
Prince Harry and his team of wounded ex-service men and women completed their trek to the South Pole last December, and now their emotional journey will be broadcast on TV. Originally a race, the teams abandoned the competitive element as they helped each other plough on through the snow in temperatures as low as -40 degrees celsius. Viewers will be able to get a raw insight into their traumatic experiences and their determination to overcome life-changing injuries. "It's not just about fitness, it's about knowing exactly what you can and can't do," Harry is filmed saying in one scene. "I'm terrified for myself to be honest, hugely daunted, so I can't even begin to imagine what it's going to be like for them."  Harry, who fronted Team UK, was joined by double leg amputee Duncan Slater, arm amputee Ibrar Ali MC, left leg amputee Kate Philp, right leg amputee Guy Disney, a member of the Yorkshire Regiment and guide Conrad Dickinson in his group. "To take a double amputee to the South Pole, it's really going to be quite a moving moment when we get there," said Harry. "For me, it's bigger than just these guys, we are trying to raise money but also raise awareness for the fact that the injuries they have sustained they are going to carry for the rest of their lives."  In the first episode, Harry and all three teams are filmed visiting Buckingham Palace where they met the Queen before their departure. Harry bids farewell to his grandmother, while his teammates are also seen saying tearful goodbyes to their friends and family. The group trained in Iceland as well as spending a night in a freezer in the East Midlands, where they endured temperatures more than 30 degrees celsius colder than it was in Iceland. |
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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2014 22:21:38 GMT
The royal and his girlfriend Cressida Bonas began dating two years ago when they were introduced through Harry's cousins, princesses Eugenie and Beatrice. But they share more than just a social circle, as experts have revealed that Cressida is related to her boyfriend's mother - making her a distant cousin of the young prince. The findings come after more than 11 million documents, known as the Tithe Records, were uploaded on to website TheGenalogist.co.uk in partnership with the National Archives.  The documents provide details of land ownership and occupancy in England and Wales from 1836 to 1930. Through this information, Osbourne's researchers found similarities in Harry and Cressida's family trees and discovered how she is linked to royal blood. The young couple can both be traced back to Richard William Penn Curzor-Howe, who was Diana's great-great-grandfather.  Richard married into Cressida's family, but after his wife passed away the first Earl Howe remarried into Diana's clan. Osbourne explained: "His first wife, Lady Harriet, goes into Cressida's line. But when she died, Earl Howe married Anne Gore, and the children they had lead into Harry's line through the Spencers." |
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Post by Admin on Mar 20, 2014 22:48:17 GMT
 Prince Harry poses for a photograph with Margaux Mange of Team U.S. at the South Pole in this Dec. 13 handout from Walking With the Wounded. Prince Harry suffered severe altitude sickness and exhaustion during his grueling trek to the South Pole last year, according to a new video clip from a documentary about the expedition. The 29-year-old royal can be heard groaning while physicians check on his limbs and ask whether he had been vomiting.“Antarctica jumped up and bit me on the ass,” he admitted in the feature " Prince Harry's South Pole Heroes", airing Sunday on Britain's ITV and on Wednesday, Mar. 26 at 8:00 p.m. on NBC. Prince Harry and a team of a dozen injured service members completed a 200-mile trek to the South Pole last Dec. to raise awareness for the charity Walking with the Wounded. But during the expedition, a debilitated Harry was forced to sit out for 36 hours to recover from altitude sickness.  "If you show a weakness to Antarctica, I think it exploits it. And I think it will slowly grind you down until you have the utmost respect for it, which I now have,” he said. "I thought I could come out here and just crack on and see it through without any issues, make sure I'm here for the guys when they need me." Harry said being downed by illness left him “frustrated and disappointed” with himself. “But it really does prove how physically and mentally tough these guys are,” he said of his crewmates, many of whom lost limbs or suffered other injuries from their military service. |
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Post by Admin on Mar 24, 2014 21:41:11 GMT
Cressida Bonas and Prince Harry are set to make their relationship even more public, if new reports are to be believed, as the socialite has reportedly been invited along to a dinner the Prince is holding to honour those who joined him on his recent trek to the South Pole.
Harry, who is patron of the Walking With The Wounded charity, took part in the arduous two week 208 mile trek just before Christmas. He's now going to be a dinner for the charity at St James' Palace with insiders claiming he's told the blonde she's more than welcome to attend. "Harry has told Cressida she is welcome to come along," a royal insider told the Mail On Sunday. "Harry and his mates went through thick and thin together, so the dinner party will be a really relaxed and jovial affair. But there is no doubt that it will be a Royal banquet, albeit a private one."
The source has gone so far as to say she'll be co-hosting the event with the prince, at least unofficially. "Because she is Harry's girlfriend, Cressida's very presence at a dinner hosted by him would position her into the role of co-host," they speculated. The dinner is to be held on 27 March. We're sure the private affair will be a night to remember as the trek certainly made an impression on the 29 year-old royal. Speaking in a recent ITV documentary about the trek Harry admitted it was harder than he'd anticipated.
"I thought I could just come out here and just crack on and see it through without any issues, make sure I'm here for the guys when they need me," he said, "But yeah, I'm frustrated and disappointed in myself. It really does prove quite how mentally and physically tough these guys are."
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Post by Admin on Mar 27, 2014 23:13:13 GMT
What began as a race to the South Pole between three teams of combat veterans, including Prince Harry, turned into a struggle for survival. Matt Lauer will host an exclusive prime time special, "Prince Harry's South Pole Heroes," airing Wednesday night at 8 p.m. on NBC. Viewers will be taken along as the royal and a group of veterans embark on an arduous 130-mile trip to the South Pole with the charity Walking With The Wounded.  In a preview of the special, Harry and the three teams, the members of which include an amputee, a suicide bombing survivor, a blind paratrooper and a soldier with a brain injury, struggle to overcome the tough terrain, grueling pace and threatening conditions, where temperatures of minus 40 degrees inflict frostbite within seconds.  “Right at the beginning of this, our aim was to get 12 wounded individuals to the Pole,” Ed Parker, co-founder of Walking With The Wounded, said during the trek. “If we go on like this, we are simply not going to do it.” Harry showed off a large blister on the ball of his foot. "I can't even begin to tell you how painful that is," he said, "but I count myself lucky I have got feet."  Harry gives a thumbs up during the trek. In a sweet moment, Harry's team headed to Buckingham Palace to meet Queen Elizabeth before setting off for Antarctica. Harry ribbed his teammates in front of his granny, and she offered some advice."I don't know how they are going to get me out of the sleeping bag," said Ivan Castro, who's from Puerto Rico. "Do be careful of the crevasses and such that one might find," the queen told him. |
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