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Death risk alluring, says prince Death risk alluring, says prince
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Prince Edward has suggested the risk of death is part of the attraction of the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme for young people.Prince Edward has suggested the risk of death is part of the attraction of the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme for young people.
The prince made the comments during a trip to Australia in response to a question about the death of a teenager on a hiking trip.The prince made the comments during a trip to Australia in response to a question about the death of a teenager on a hiking trip.
The prince told a newspaper he could not comment on the specific case.The prince told a newspaper he could not comment on the specific case.
But he said the award was popular as it offered an element of serious danger, that "you could die doing this".But he said the award was popular as it offered an element of serious danger, that "you could die doing this".
The Earl of Wessex was asked a question by The Australian newspaper, about the death in 2006 of a 17-year-old from Sydney, who had set off for a bush walk in the Blue Mountains as part of the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme.The Earl of Wessex was asked a question by The Australian newspaper, about the death in 2006 of a 17-year-old from Sydney, who had set off for a bush walk in the Blue Mountains as part of the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme.
The prince said he did not know the details of the case, but it reminded him of the death of a British boy in the scheme's early years.The prince said he did not know the details of the case, but it reminded him of the death of a British boy in the scheme's early years.
Boosted interestBoosted interest
He said that, despite concern from the award's trustees about its future, the tragedy had actually boosted interest from the young.He said that, despite concern from the award's trustees about its future, the tragedy had actually boosted interest from the young.
The prince said: "The sense of adventure, the sense of excitement, that it gave you that sort of risk element. That's going back many years but young people are like that, there's still that sense of adventure." "Suddenly the award, which was new...(its) reputation among young people was, 'Wow, this is serious. You could die doing this'.
The prince went on to say that the scheme's job was to give participants the skills to undertake challenges safely. "And the sense of adventure, the sense of excitement, that it gave you that sort of risk element - that's going back many years - but young people are like that, still that sense of adventure, the sense that it (death) is possible.
"Obviously we don't want that to happen. Certainly that's not the intention: we give them the skills to go out there and do it safely and constructively. It was just that psychology, about what makes young people tick," he said.
The prince is visiting Australia to promote the award and discuss its future at the International Award for Young People's 10th forum in Sydney.The prince is visiting Australia to promote the award and discuss its future at the International Award for Young People's 10th forum in Sydney.