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Prince William surprises his fans with a new selfie video to wish Kevin Sinfield good luck | Real | News

Prince William surprises his fans with a new selfie video to wish Kevin Sinfield good luck | Real | News

Prince William and Princess Kate have wished rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield “the best of luck” as he embarks on his latest endurance fitness challenge to raise funds for motor neurone disease.

Sinfield began his fundraising efforts in 2020 in support of his best friend and former Rhinos teammate Rub Burrow, who died of MND in June, and vowed to continue in memory of his friend.

On Sunday he begins his fifth annual ‘Running Home for Christmas’ challenge, in which he will run more than 50 kilometers (31 miles) every day for a week.

The former rugby star will start in Liverpool and visit seven regions of the United Kingdom in tribute to the number seven worn by Burrow as a player.

In a selfie-style video posted to Kensington Palace’s social media pages, Prince William42, said Sinfield’s latest challenge is a “very fitting tribute” to his best friend’s legacy.

“Kevin – Catherine and I just wanted to wish you the best of luck in what will be a very exhausting week, raising money and awareness for MND,” the prince said in a video recorded in Windsor.

“What you and Rob have achieved has been incredible and it is a very fitting tribute to your legacy, which you are achieving again this week. I’m sure you’ll be thinking about him throughout the tour.

“So good luck from Catherine and I. We will be thinking about you all week. Good luck.”

Since Burrow was diagnosed with MND in December 2019, Sinfield has raised almost £10m for charities.

He hopes his latest running challenge will raise £777,777, allowing him to literally run home for Christmas as he races from Manchester to his home area of ​​Saddleworth.

After his diagnosis, Burrow dedicated himself to campaigning to raise awareness of MND and in January he and Sinfield were awarded CBEs for their services to raising awareness about MND.

William traveled to Leeds to personally present the honors and said Burrow had “taught us ‘in a world full of adversity, we must dare to dream'”.

While meeting the two former rugby league players in Leeds, William met Burrow’s wife Lindsey.

He was said to be moved by the way she was handling the situation with strength and positivity.

As a result, the prince wrote a foreword for a memoir written by Burrow’s wife, Lindsey.

The book, titled Take Care: A Memoir Of Love, Family & Never Giving Up, will be published in February next year.

On Friday, Lindsey will light a candle during the Princess of Wales’s carol service at Westminster Abbey.

This year’s theme is love and empathy and reflects on “how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times of our lives.”

Kensington Palace said those chosen to light the candles are related to the theme, and also include Sir Chris Hoy MBE, who has terminal prostate cancer, and his teammates, Paralympians Lizzie Jordan and Danni Khan.