The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

...in Sydney for a royal visit on Tuesday. The Earl of Wessex, 45, son of Queen Elizabeth II, will attend a series of engagements in Sydney over two days as part of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. In recent years, Prince Edward has taken on...

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Prince Edward in trouble over death comment Prince Edward is in trouble after suggesting teenagers find the "risk of death" exciting when they take part in the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. The Earl of Wessex was speaking in Australia...

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...part in the programme - has been widely condemned. But what are the risks of taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, and is the possibility of death really part of its allure? The prince had told the newspaper that the reaction...

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...overboard THE mother of a gold recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh Award has accused Prince Edward of getting "excited" over his suggestion that young people are attracted to the scheme because of the possibility they could die. Sally...

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...thrill of death. Edward is the chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, a program which encourages 14 to 25-year-olds to undertake a range of activities including trekking, rafting, horse riding and volunteer work. Australian...

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...Date: 30 October 2009 Organisers of the Duke of Edinburgh award insisted that the scheme has an "exemplary safety record" after the Earl of Wessex suggested the risk of death attracts young people to take part. Prince Edward was speaking...

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...part in the UK every year. It added: "The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has an exemplary safety record and has no record of a death of a DofE participant in the UK as a direct result of their DofE expedition." The prince is visiting...

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...Edinburgh award death could make scheme more popular Prince Edward has created outrage by suggesting the death of a boy doing a Duke of Edinburgh Award could attract more participants. The Prince was visiting Sydney to mark the 50th...

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