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Britain's Prince Harry joked his butt was too small for cycling yesterday (29.04.14).
The 29-year-old royal paid a visit to wounded troops at Tedworth House recovery centre in Tidworth, Wiltshire where he met with applicants wishing to represent the British Armed Forces team in the Invictus Games - a Paralympic-style international competition for injured military veterans - and watched them in training for three of the eight events.
After having a brief try at a static handbike, he declined a challenge to try out a recumbent bike used by amputee servicemen.
Patting his backside, he laughed and said: "I haven't got the padding for it."
Harry, who watched training sessions for wheelchair rugby and rowing, as well as the cycling, later gave a speech wishing the hopefuls luck.
He said: "I have seen how powerful sport is as a means of rebuilding confidence as well as aiding with physical rehabilitation.
"These men and women are fighters by nature. The intense physical training and competitive spirit that will be forged inside this team as they prepared to represent their country in the Invictus Games will, I hope go some way to helping the recovery not only of those who hope to be selected here today, but also inspire others along the way."
Among the people who Harry met at the event was Royal Marine Don Maclean, 36, who lost his right foot and ankle when he stepped on a roadside bomb in Afghanistan three years ago, and is hoping to compete in both wheelchair basketball and cycling.
He said: "Cycling has become a massive part of my rehabilitation.
"I wouldn't be at the stage I'm at now without it."
The prince - who recently split from girlfriend Cressida Bonas - also watched Jonathon 'Frenchie' Le Galloudec win a rowing machine race, but after the former soldier asked him to try his hand, he declined.
So far, 182 people have applied to be part of the 100-strong British team, and more are expected to before the final contestants are selected in July and August.
They will compete against 12 other nations at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from September 10 to 14.

Britain's Prince Harry's split from Cressida Bonas is "amicable".
The 29-year-old royal and the 25-year-old socialite have reportedly separated after two years of dating, and despite claims the prince called time on the romance because he found Cressida too "needy", insiders insist the decision was mutual.
A source told MailOnline: "Unfortunately it is true, they have split up. But this suggestion that the prince supposedly 'dumped' Cressida because she was 'too needy' is so wide of the mark.
"It is a very amicable split and they are still very much the best of friends. They have just decided to go their separate ways."
Several friends believe the pair - who recently sparked speculation they were set to get engaged after making their first public appearances together - will eventually get back together once Cressida, who recently graduated from dance school and is currently working for a marketing company, decides what she wants to do next.
Another source said: "Cressie is only 25 and pretty young for her age at that. Prince Harry will be 30 this year and is at a different stage in his life. He is incredibly fond of Cressie and understands that she wants to do something with her life and with her career before she considers settling down.
"It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they got back together in a few months time."

Britain's Prince Harry has reportedly split from Cressida Bonas.
The 29-year-old royal has called time on his relationship with the 24-year-old socialite after almost two years of dating because he found her too "needy".
A source close to the prince told PEOPLE.com: "He found her too needy and it just wasn't working out."
The pair began romancing after being introduced through the flame-haired hunk's cousin Princess Eugenie - the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson - in 2012.
Things seemed to be going well for the duo as Cressida attended her first official royal event last month at the launch of WE day at the Wembley Arena in London.
The couple, who were keen to keep their relationship out of the public eye, also recently sparked speculation of a possible marriage proposal in the not so distant future.
However, the blonde beauty had reportedly told her friends she wasn't keen on getting engaged just yet as she is enjoying her new job in theatre marketing.
A source said previously: "Cressida is very busy and has lots to do. Marriage is not something she's considering yet.
"She has just started a new job where she's being paid the usual salary for someone of her age - i.e. peanuts - and she has found a flat to rent with her friend Daisy.
"She is doing all the things that people in their 20s should be doing. Who knows what might have changed by this time next year but that is how she wants it to be."

Britain's Lord Nicholas Windsor's wife is to be the oldest royal mother-to-be.
The 43-year-old royal - who gave up his place in succession to the throne after converting to Catholicism in 2001 - and his spouse Paola, who turns 45 in August, have announced they are expecting their third child together.
Friends have hailed the news as a "miracle" as it came so soon after a sainthood was bestowed on popes John Paul II and John XXIII in a ceremony attended by Pope Francis and his predecessor, Pope Benedict, at the weekend.
One friend told the Daily Mail newspaper: "It is a miracle that Paola is having her child at her age so soon after the ceremony of the four Popes."
Nicholas and Swedish-Croatian Paola - whose full name is Paola Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan - married in 2006 and already have children Albert, six, and Leopold, four, together.
The previous oldest royal mother was the late Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester, who gave birth to her second son, the Duke of Gloucester, at the age of 42.
In a coincidence, it was the duke who represented Queen Elizabeth at the beatification ceremony at the weekend.
Nicholas followed in the footsteps of his mother Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, in converting to Catholicism.
The duchess - who withdrew from royal duties in 2002 - was the first senior royal to convert publicly since the passing of the Act of Settlement in 1701.

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The last letter written by Britain's Princess Diana has sold for almost £3,000.
The hand-signed note - which was penned just three weeks before her death in a Paris car accident in August 1997 - was sold at auction for £2,796 yesterday (28.04.14), at Fellows Auctions in Birmingham, England.
Mark Huddleston, head of antiques at Fellows, described it as an important letter in modern history.
He said: "The letter is moving not only because of its heartfelt message but also because it would have been the last ever written by her."
The letter was typed on cream Kensington Palace headed paper and set to humanitarian campaigner Dilys Cheetham shortly after Diana had returned from a three-day visit to Bosnia as part of her anti-landmine campaigning.
In it she wrote: "I could not help but be deeply moved by the experience which hardened my resolve to ensure the world does not forget that those who have been so needlessly maimed by these terrible weapons will need care and support for many years to come."
Ms. Cheetham - who died in 2006 - sold the letter to Jason Fraser in a 1999 charity auction to raise money for landmine victims.
The photographer then sold the note to a private collector in 2007, who then put it up for auction.

Britain's Prince Charles toured a caravan park yesterday (28.04.14).
The prince - who is known as The Duke of Rothesay in Scotland - spoke with management and visitors at the revamped Ballater Caravan Park in Aberdeenshire, which has been taken over from the local authority by a charitable organisation.
Among the people Charles met was 100-year-old Alexander Alexander - who is nicknamed double Sandy - who was there when the park first opened in the 1950s.
Mr. Alexander - who joined the prince in planting a tree outside the site's new office - said: "I've seen so many changes here since I helped clear the site in the 50s. It was just me and my boss at the time, then before you know it, it's expanding. It's so great for the village."
Charles also toured caravans owned by some holidaymakers, who were delighted to welcome him into the static homes.
Norma Burnett, 70, said: "He was very friendly and took an interest in the place. It was nice to have him visit."
Her husband Bob, 72, joked: "The caravan's never been so clean."
A family from New Zealand also met with Charles and presented him with a flag from their country and a small toy kiwi.
Dave Monk - who has been working his way around the world with wife Rachel and their sons Dylan, seven, and Lewis, five - said: "Kate and William [The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge] just visited our home town and now we've got the future king of New Zealand here too. It's been great, and the kids have been excited."

Duchess Catherine has been voted Britain's most stylish celebrity.
The 32-year-old royal - who was reportedly advised by her husband Prince William's grandmother Queen Elizabeth on her fashion choices for her recent tour of Australia and New Zealand - beat off competition from the likes of Holly Willoughby, Cheryl Cole, Emma Watson and Kate Moss to take top spot in the poll with a huge 21 per cent of the vote.
Nick Chalkley, Head Fashion Buyer at QVC, who commissioned the study, said: "When it comes to style it's clear to see the queen's opinion reigns supreme.
"Under Her Majesty's careful guidance, Kate has managed to top the style stakes with more women preferring a longer-length style."
Catherine - who was known as Kate Middleton before her marriage to William three years ago - was advised by the queen to wear longer hemlines and a more "regal" look for the official visit, and it seems the monarch's advice has been heeded by many other women, with a third of respondents saying they have embraced longer hemlines as it makes them feel more classy and grown up.
Meanwhile, over half of women - 51 per cent- said they dressed more conservatively when visiting relatives in order to create a good impression.

The top ten most stylish British women:
1. Duchess Catherine (21%)
2. Holly Willoughby (13%)
3. Cheryl Cole (9%)
4. Emma Watson (5%)
5. Michelle Keegan (4%)
6. Myleene Klass (4%)
7. Kelly Brook (4%)
8. Kate Moss (4%)
9. Pixie Lott (3%)
10. Millie Mackintosh (3%)

Duchess Camilla's son has paid a touching tribute to his late uncle.
Food critic Tom Parker-Bowles has been left devastated by the passing of Mark Shand - who died aged 62 after a fall outside a nightclub in New York City last week - but says he feels "lucky" to have had the conservationist in his life.
He began the tribute by writing: "Uncle Mark is dead. Four words I never thought I'd write. It never even crossed my mind that Mark would cease to be."
He closed by saying: "Father, brother, uncle, friend. We're a very close family. And devastation doesn't begin to come near describing how we feel. Just the same as anyone losing a loved one.
"The fact we'll never see that stubble again, hear that rich voice, get the usual lippy text message ended with a million kisses. It's all those tiny things; the smell of his Trumper's aftershave. None of us has grasped he's gone. We won't for some time. There was no one like him, never will be.
How lucky we all were to have had this giant, magnificent figure in our lives. My keyboard's glistening with tears. His death leaves a massive, gaping hole that will never be filled."
In his piece for the Mail on Sunday newspaper, Tom admitted he thought his uncle would have been amused by the way he died.
He wrote: "Here was a man who'd brushed off cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes, shipwrecks, pirates, bandits and malaria.
"He would have relished the irony of his demise. Not by poisoned arrow, or furious bull elephant in must, rather the cold, hard, mundane pavement of the New York night.
"He found humour in everything, however morbid. Nothing was off-limits, including himself. Especially himself."
Tom also recalled how Mark infuriated his sisters by supplying him and his cousin Ben with cigarettes and alcohol when they were just teenagers.
He wrote: "My cousin Ben and I worshipped the man. We'd do anything for him. He'd buy us cigarettes and booze and take us to the pub at 14. What other uncle would arrive back for Christmas with supermodel girlfriends - supermodel girlfriends who would come down to breakfast in tight silk negligees?
"My mother and aunt were less than impressed. Ben and I, in the first blushes of adolescence, were so excited we barely knew where to look. When we were aged about 12, he would sneak us into 18 certificate films. I say sneak - actually he would just stride in, pushing us ahead of him, ignoring the protests of any staff."