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| Duke of York abseils down London's Shard skyscraper | Duke of York abseils down London's Shard skyscraper |
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| The Duke of York has abseiled down the Shard skyscraper in London for charity. | The Duke of York has abseiled down the Shard skyscraper in London for charity. |
| Prince Andrew began his descent from the 87th floor and finished about hour later on level 20. | |
| The 52-year-old royal is one of about 40 people to lower themselves down Europe's tallest building, which is 310m (1,016ft) tall. | |
| The money raised will go to educational charity The Outward Bound Trust, of which the prince is chairman, and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. | The money raised will go to educational charity The Outward Bound Trust, of which the prince is chairman, and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. |
| Others that abseiled included Ffion Hague, the wife of Foreign Secretary William Hague, and leading businessmen and women. | Others that abseiled included Ffion Hague, the wife of Foreign Secretary William Hague, and leading businessmen and women. |
| After his abseil, the duke said: "It was nerve-racking. I think we were in the clouds when we started. | After his abseil, the duke said: "It was nerve-racking. I think we were in the clouds when we started. |
| "And I was stepping over the edge, somebody said, 'by the way, there is quite a lot of condensation and the windows are slippery so you may just slide'. | "And I was stepping over the edge, somebody said, 'by the way, there is quite a lot of condensation and the windows are slippery so you may just slide'. |
| "And he was right - I just slid for the first, whatever it was, 10 or 15 floors." | "And he was right - I just slid for the first, whatever it was, 10 or 15 floors." |
| He added: "But this not about me. It is about the Outward Bound Trust. | He added: "But this not about me. It is about the Outward Bound Trust. |
| "This is what we want to do for young people. We want to change people's lives." | "This is what we want to do for young people. We want to change people's lives." |
| The Shard is the 59th tallest building in the world and its viewing galleries will be open to the public in February next year. | The Shard is the 59th tallest building in the world and its viewing galleries will be open to the public in February next year. |