Princess Beatrice at Strive Challenge 2016 Triathlon

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Day 1 of The strive challenge Triathlon – Princess Beatrice  swam  3.3km in open water, swimming across the straits of Messina to Sicily.

@yorkiebea- Day 1 of the triathlon stage of @strivechallenge i'm so excited. @bigchange_

Day 2- Princess Beatrice   completed a grueling 65km cycling.   The triathletes cycled to the top of Mt. Etna.
Sarah Ferguson on Twitter: "Congratulations @yorkiebea for completing a gruelling 65km #cycling today @strivechallenge for @bigchange_ @TheDukeOfYork

They are  raising £1 million for Big Change and they are  only £80,000 away.

It's not too late to donate, if anybody is interested her triathlon fundraiser page it's here: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserPage.action?userUrl=BeatriceYork&pageUrl=4

She already raised  £4,853.86 around $6,000 roughly.

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Day-3 Princess beatrice completed a 70km bike ride up MT Etna and up next is a half of a marathon a, 10km hike up the mountain .

Bea ‏@yorkiebea – Swim and cycle legs of @strivechallenge complete yay!
Bea has raised £11,253.86, that is about $14,622.59 on her fundraising page .

The DM posted some nice pics for once.

Jennifer

QuotePrincess Beatrice participates in triathlon for charity in Sicily

This past week Princess Beatrice travelled to Sicily where she participated in the final leg of the Virgin STRIVE Challenge 2016, an event in aid of Big Change, the charity she founded with Holly, Sam and Isabella Branson in 2012. Princess Beatrice individually raised more than £12,600.00 for Big Change and the total amount raised by participants in the event was more than £965,000.

On Tuesday, 27 September she completed a 3.3km swim across the Straits of Messina from Italy to Sicily. She also completed a cycling component, biking 110 kilometres before running and hiking to the summit of Mount Etna. Other team members and participants included Sir Richard Branson, Princess Beatrice's charity co-founders Sam and Holly Branson and actor Adrian Grenier.

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Princess Beatrice participates in triathlon for charity in Sicily – Royal Central
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