{"id":1586,"date":"2025-04-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2025-04-30T01:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:48:19","slug":"only-one-royal-has-ever-run-the-london-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/only-one-royal-has-ever-run-the-london-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Only one Royal has ever run the London Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can you spot the Royal? She’s pictured with some of her team at the start of the race in 2010 (Picture: UK Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The London Marathon<\/a> is set to kick off this weekend, and the race is no stranger to famous faces.<\/p>\n

Actors, presenters, singers, sports stars and a fair few politicians have taken part over the years, but only one royal has run the race in its 39-year history.<\/p>\n

In 2010, at the age of 21, Princess Beatrice<\/a> took on the 26.2-mile challenge in aid of her mum, the Duchess of York’<\/a>s <\/a>charity, Children in Crisis.<\/p>\n

Wearing a green tutu, the royal joined 31 others, including Richard Branson<\/a>, his two children, Sam and Holly, and Beatrice’s then-boyfriend David Clark, to run the race while all tied together as a ‘human caterpillar’. <\/p>\n

She completed the race in five hours, 15 minutes and 57 seconds, and the group broke the record for the most people to finish a marathon while tied together.<\/p>\n

Beatrice, who is Prince Andrew’s eldest daughter, was pictured giving her mum, Fergie, an emotional hug at the end.<\/p>\n

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Princess Beatrice after completing the marathon (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The princess hugs her mum, Sarah, Duchess of York (Picture: Indigo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s thought security fears have stopped some of the more high-profile royals from competing.<\/p>\n

In 2017, Kate, William, and Harry apparently wanted to take part, but were refused because the high security presence that would be needed along the track wasn’t logistically feasible.<\/p>\n

The trio reportedly wanted to run in support of their mental health organisation, Heads Together, but in the end cheered on the runners from the sidelines.<\/p>\n

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This is the route that this years’ competitors will be undertaking (Picture: Metro graphics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A record number of people took part in last year’s London Marathon, with over 50,000 running the course from Greenwich to Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n

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