to manage england and led the side to three consecutive major tournament quarter finals between 2002 and 2006. the prince of wales has surprised the former rugby league players rob burrow and kevin sinfield by awarding them with their cbes at headingley stadium in leeds in front of family and friends. prince william praised them for their efforts raising awareness of motor neurone disease. the pair have raised more than £5 million for charity. graham satchell was there. prince william at headingley stadium, home to rugby league team, the leeds rhinos. waiting inside rob burrow and kevin sinfield. what a surprise it is that i m here! good to see you. the prince is given a brief tour and a look at the pitch. i bet it was spine tingling when you came out here for big matches.
yeah, it was great, yeah. william yeah, it was great, yeah. william is here to pay tribute to two rugby league legends who have done so much to raise awareness of the degenerative neurological disorder, motor neurone disease. it is amazing what you two have done the amount of money you ve raised, and the profile you ve raised, and the profile you ve done for mnd is phenomenal, it really is. you should be so proud, both of you, of what you ve done. it s completely elevated it to another level. is there anything you specifically want people to know about living with mnd? hopefully, through the hopefully, through the campaigning we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and have helped to make people aware of mnd and to give people and families affected by the disease some families affected by the disease some hope. we - some hope. we have to keep raising funds we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease and look after those with mnd until after those wi
challenges, running marathon after marathon. together, they have raised more than £15 million to help fund research for a cure. i brought your cbes up here today. i brought your cbes up here today. i thought i might give them to you, if that s ok, while you re in your home up in leeds, surrounded by yourfamily and home up in leeds, surrounded by your family and friends. congratulations for all the inspirational work you ve done, rob. you ve been amazing, you really have. everyone is so proud of you. i ve been following your case and the money you re raising. you ve changed so many people s lives with mnd in what you ve done. we re all so proud of you. this was an intimate meeting a personal royal seal of approval for two extraordinary men fighting the cruellest of diseases. graham satchell, bbc news, leeds. the original scripts from two episodes of the hit show friends that were filmed here in the uk are due to go up for auction tomorrow. they were found more than 25 years ago i