Princess Beatrice Dives into Charity Swim

staff@people.com (Simon Perry)
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Princess Beatrice proved her strength on Tuesday.

The royal completed a two-and-a-half mile charity swim (the latest leg in a month-long odyssey), alongside billionaire Richard Branson and Entourage actor Adrian Grenier, off the coast of Sicily.

On Thursday, Beatrice will take part in a 68-mile mountain bike ride, an 8.5-mile trail run and around 7-mile hike to the summit of Mount Etna in Sicily.

Princess Beatrice Dives into Charity Swim| The British Royals, The Royals, Princess Beatrice
Princess Beatrice Dives into Charity Swim| The British Royals, The Royals, Princess Beatrice


Led by business tycoon Sir Richard, the Virgin STRIVE Challenge 2016 is an epic journey that started in Zermatt, Switzerland, on September 2. It includes a five-day hike followed by a bike ride of nearly 1,250 miles.



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Princess Beatrice Dives into Charity Swim| The British Royals, The Royals, Princess Beatrice


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Bea, who recently split from longtime boyfriend Dave Clark, is taking part to raise money for Big Change, the social impact charity to aid young people that she founded with Branson's children Holly and Sam.

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At the end of her swim, Bea held up her right hand with the letter "b" for the charity daubed on it.

Before joined the charity challenge, Beatrice spent the weekend at a wedding in Antibes, France, with pal Karlie Kloss. As she prepared to concentrate on the swim ahead of her, she tweeted that she was packed and ready for the challenge.