{"id":2216,"date":"2013-05-29T16:58:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T16:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2216"},"modified":"2013-05-29T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T16:58:51","slug":"duchess-of-cornwall-offers-support-to-help-for-heroes-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/duchess-of-cornwall-offers-support-to-help-for-heroes-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess of Cornwall offers support to Help for Heroes cyclists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some 300 cyclists have set off from Paris heading to London in a bid to raise money for Help for Heroes, which is behind the event.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Cornwall was on hand to meet the riders shortly before they left the French capital, as part of her first overseas solo tour as part of the royal family.<\/p>\n<p>She spoke to the cyclists, who included about 50 war veterans and serving soldiers, before posing for photographs with the 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