Yesterday might have been only a month exactly until his brother's wedding to Kate Middleton, but the thought of stuffing himself with quails' eggs with celery salt and horseradish cream canapes in the sumptuous surroundings of his grandmother's London home, Buckingham Palace, was far from Prince Harry's mind today.
The third-in-line to the Throne donned a bright orange immersion suit and plunged into icy cold waters in the Arctic today.
26-year-old Harry, a soldier who served in Afghanistan in 2008, is in the final few days of training before he joins a group of wounded servicemen for the first five days of their trek to the North Pole.
He is with the other lads in a frozen, desolate, icy hellhole - otherwise known as Norway - and leapt bottom-first into an open stretch of water in the Arctic Ocean ice in his waterproof suit.
After donning the suit, the prince even joked about the effect it was having on his Crown Jewels: 'It's quite tight on the b***s!' he exclaimed.
Asked what it was like in the minus 1C water, the prince said it was a 'silly question', then joked it was 'warm'.
Harry is patron of the Walking With The Wounded charity which said it wants to raise £2 million from this unaided trek to help other injured servicemen and women find work, peace of mind and security.
But if they think the minus 25C is cold on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, they will realise what cold truly is when they experience temperatures of minus 45C during the walk (which is amazing considering that it is spring).
They will need to put on the suits to cross cracks in the ice that could take hours to walk around.
But with howling winds, exhaustion and 100kgs of kit to haul, the task will be much more difficult than it was today.
Mind my Crown Jewels: Prince Harry leaps into Arctic waters in 'uncomfortable' suit ahead of North Pole charity trek
By Daily Mail Reporter
30th March 2011
Daily Mail
Prince Harry joked about his crown jewels after he did a running jump into sub zero water in the Arctic today.
After he took the plunge in a bright orange immersion suit, the third-in-line to the throne said: 'It's quite tight on the b***s!'
The 26-year-old is in the final few days of training before he joins a group of wounded servicemen for the first five days of their trek to the North Pole.
Crown jewels: Prince Harry, pictured on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, complained the waterproof suit worn during training for his Arctic trek was uncomfortable
The prince leapt bottom-first into an open stretch of water in the Arctic Ocean ice in his fully waterproof suit.
Moments before, he led the Walking With The Wounded charity co-founder, Ed Parker, to the edge and pushed him in.
Asked what it was like in the minus 1C salt water, the royal said it was a 'silly question', then joked it was 'warm'.
The Queen's grandson, part of the Walking with the Wounded expedition team, jumps into the water to test out his immersion suit
On Friday the prince will fly out to the start point of the 200 mile trek through the frozen wasteland
When he first took the plunge, Prince Harry said: 'It went up my nose.'
He then said to Mr Parker: 'It had to be done.'
Harry looked relaxed when he smiled and joked around as he wallowed in the icy water.
Simon Dalglish, the other co-founder of the charity, jumped on top of the prince, splashing the third-in-line to the throne across the face.
Harry is in the final few days of training before he joins a group of wounded servicemen for the first five days of their trek to the North Pole
Cold as ice: The outside temperature today was minus 25C in Longyearbyen
On Friday the prince will fly out to the start point of the 200 mile trek through the frozen wasteland.
The outside temperature today was minus 25C in Longyearbyen, on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, considered by polar experts to be the best place to train ahead of a trip to the magnetic North.
But the prince and his team mates will experience temperatures as cold as minus 45C on their trip.
Gruelling conditions: The Walking Wounded team will need to put on the suits to cross cracks in the ice that could take hours to walk around
They will need to put on the suits to cross cracks in the ice that could take hours to walk around.
But with howling winds, exhaustion and 100kgs of kit to haul, the task will be much more difficult than it was today.
Harry is patron of the Walking With The Wounded charity which said it wants to raise £2 million from this unaided trek to help other injured servicemen and women find work, peace of mind and security.
Daring: With howling winds, exhaustion and 100kgs of kit to haul, the task will be much more difficult than it was today
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The third-in-line to the Throne donned a bright orange immersion suit and plunged into icy cold waters in the Arctic today.
26-year-old Harry, a soldier who served in Afghanistan in 2008, is in the final few days of training before he joins a group of wounded servicemen for the first five days of their trek to the North Pole.
He is with the other lads in a frozen, desolate, icy hellhole - otherwise known as Norway - and leapt bottom-first into an open stretch of water in the Arctic Ocean ice in his waterproof suit.
After donning the suit, the prince even joked about the effect it was having on his Crown Jewels: 'It's quite tight on the b***s!' he exclaimed.
Asked what it was like in the minus 1C water, the prince said it was a 'silly question', then joked it was 'warm'.
Harry is patron of the Walking With The Wounded charity which said it wants to raise £2 million from this unaided trek to help other injured servicemen and women find work, peace of mind and security.
But if they think the minus 25C is cold on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, they will realise what cold truly is when they experience temperatures of minus 45C during the walk (which is amazing considering that it is spring).
They will need to put on the suits to cross cracks in the ice that could take hours to walk around.
But with howling winds, exhaustion and 100kgs of kit to haul, the task will be much more difficult than it was today.
Mind my Crown Jewels: Prince Harry leaps into Arctic waters in 'uncomfortable' suit ahead of North Pole charity trek
By Daily Mail Reporter
30th March 2011
Daily Mail
Prince Harry joked about his crown jewels after he did a running jump into sub zero water in the Arctic today.
After he took the plunge in a bright orange immersion suit, the third-in-line to the throne said: 'It's quite tight on the b***s!'
The 26-year-old is in the final few days of training before he joins a group of wounded servicemen for the first five days of their trek to the North Pole.
Crown jewels: Prince Harry, pictured on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, complained the waterproof suit worn during training for his Arctic trek was uncomfortable
The prince leapt bottom-first into an open stretch of water in the Arctic Ocean ice in his fully waterproof suit.
Moments before, he led the Walking With The Wounded charity co-founder, Ed Parker, to the edge and pushed him in.
Asked what it was like in the minus 1C salt water, the royal said it was a 'silly question', then joked it was 'warm'.
The Queen's grandson, part of the Walking with the Wounded expedition team, jumps into the water to test out his immersion suit
On Friday the prince will fly out to the start point of the 200 mile trek through the frozen wasteland
When he first took the plunge, Prince Harry said: 'It went up my nose.'
He then said to Mr Parker: 'It had to be done.'
Harry looked relaxed when he smiled and joked around as he wallowed in the icy water.
Simon Dalglish, the other co-founder of the charity, jumped on top of the prince, splashing the third-in-line to the throne across the face.
Harry is in the final few days of training before he joins a group of wounded servicemen for the first five days of their trek to the North Pole
Cold as ice: The outside temperature today was minus 25C in Longyearbyen
On Friday the prince will fly out to the start point of the 200 mile trek through the frozen wasteland.
The outside temperature today was minus 25C in Longyearbyen, on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, considered by polar experts to be the best place to train ahead of a trip to the magnetic North.
But the prince and his team mates will experience temperatures as cold as minus 45C on their trip.
Gruelling conditions: The Walking Wounded team will need to put on the suits to cross cracks in the ice that could take hours to walk around
They will need to put on the suits to cross cracks in the ice that could take hours to walk around.
But with howling winds, exhaustion and 100kgs of kit to haul, the task will be much more difficult than it was today.
Harry is patron of the Walking With The Wounded charity which said it wants to raise £2 million from this unaided trek to help other injured servicemen and women find work, peace of mind and security.
Daring: With howling winds, exhaustion and 100kgs of kit to haul, the task will be much more difficult than it was today
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