Stepping off the plane into the warm South African sun, Prince Harry appeared in high spirits ahead of his gruelling trek to the South Pole.
The Prince arrived in Cape Town on Monday with his Walking with the Wounded teammates for a brief stop-over before beginning the 200-mile challenge.Harry will trek alongside four injured service personnel representing Britain in a race across Antarctica.
They are competing against a team from the United States and one from the Commonwealth to be the first to finish the 335 km (210 mile) race. Alexander Skarsgard and The Wire actor Dominic West are also taking part as team ambassadors.
After landing in South Africa on a flight from London, adventurous Harry, 29, travelled with his team mates to a local hotel to relax for the evening.
On Tuesday, they will fly to an airbase near Russia’s Novolazarevskaya Station, which is located at the edge of the Antarctic continent.
