Britain's Prince Harry has praised the courage of wounded servicemen and women who are gearing up for a race across Antarctica to the South Pole.
Harry will join a team of four injured British soldiers in the 320-kilometre Walking With the Wounded charity trek.
Three days ahead of the team's departure from Britain, Harry appeared in London's Trafalgar Square today with members of the three teams -- from Britain, the US and the Commonwealth -- and spoke of the courage on display going into the challenge.
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The 29-year-old prince said the trek will prove that even after suffering traumatic events like losing limbs, "you can achieve pretty much anything.