Prince William joins Greg James on Comic Relief bike ride

The Prince of Wales surprised Radio 1's Greg James by joining the presenter during his 630-mile tandem bike ride challenge.

Breakfast show host Greg is five days into an eight-day trek, travelling 1,000km through England, Wales and Scotland to his final destination in Edinburgh.

He's been joined along the way by a host of famous faces including comedian Joe Lycett and Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas.

During the latest leg, the Prince William hopped on the rear saddle, pedalling for about 30 minutes through the South Yorkshire countryside before informing Greg he had already raised more than £1m for Comic Relief.

Prince William joined Greg just outside Doncaster, and praised the host for his latest charity effort.

"What you've done is set an example about helping out. That's the thing," Prince William told Greg.

"It's volunteering some of your time, putting yourself through a bit of pain at the same time, and supporting others.

"It's something we do very well in this country, but we don't really shout about it enough."

He congratulated everyone working on the challenge for "an amazing team effort".

Speaking after the ride, Greg told fellow Radio 1 hosts Sam MacGregor and Danni Diston he was nervous when he realised he would be riding with the prince.

He said it was "the hardest he'd gripped the handlebars" since he began his challenge.

"I didn't kill the future king," he joked.

Earlier this week, the prince sent a letter to Greg to wish him luck as he embarked on his challenge.

The two recently worked together on a special edition of Radio 1's Life Hacks, where they discussed male mental health and male suicide.

He previously completed five triathlons in five days in 2016 before cycling between - and climbing - Scafell Pike, Snowdon and Ben Nevis two years later.

"He knows that and he knows how much it means to me."

The presenter also said his plans might change if his dad's condition changed, but said he was "slowly but surely improving a bit".

Radio 1's Longest Ride with Greg James for Red Nose Day will be broadcast live across Radio 1, as well as on iPlayer and YouTube during his journey.

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