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Britain's Prince Harry joins wounded veterans in countryside trekking

Xinhua, October 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

Britain's Prince Harry on Wednesday joined a group of injured veterans to trek through the British countryside in a bid to help the former soldiers recover from their injuries, Kensington Palace said Wednesday.

Prince Harry is Patron of the Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) Walk of Britain. He offered his support to the six-strong team who have been bold enough to take on the 1,000-mile (1,609 km) walking journey in the British countryside.

The five men and a woman in the team are all struggling to overcome physical and mental injuries sustained when they were serving in the military.

The participants of the walk included three victims of improvised explosive device blasts in Afghanistan, amputees and two who suffered traumatic brain injuries. Another veteran lost an eye.

The trek began in Scotland in August and is estimated to take 72 days before finishing at Buckingham Palace in November.

The prince, speaking ahead of the walk in Shropshire of west England on Wednesday, said he was "hugely looking forward" to joining the team on the "formidable" challenge.

Kensington Palace said Prince Harry is a "committed supporter" of WWTW, having taking part in their 2011 North Pole and 2013 South Pole expeditions. He was also patron of its Everest expedition in 2012.

WWTW, a charitable organization, was established in 2010 to raise funds for the re-education and re-training of British wounded servicemen and women.

It helps fund training and education to help them find a career, so that they can support themselves and rebuild a life in the civilian work place, the charity said on its official website. Endit