The Row2Recovery team of amputee rowers has successfully crossed the Atlantic ocean.

Among the rowers was Cayle Royce from Dartmouth who was badly injured in Afghanistan.Among the first to congratulate them was Prince Harry. A Kensington Palace spokesman tweeted: 'Prince Harry just video called @leglessrowers to personally congratulate them on their incredible achievement.'

The team completed the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in 46 days 16 hours 49 minutes 41 seconds.They were led by serving Light Dragoon Lance Corporal Cayle Royce. Cayle, 29, from Dartmouth underwent a double amputation and lost the fingers on his left hand following an IED blast in Helmand, Afghanistan whilst serving in the Brigade Reconnaissance Force in 2012. Cayle took part in the race as a member of the 2013/14 Row2Recovery crew and came third in the race overall, beating 13 other international teams.The Challenge began December from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, with 29 crews – the other 28 being all able bodied. The other three members for this year’s crew were taking part in the challenge for the first time. They were as follows:Former Irish Guardsman Paddy Gallagher, 30. Paddy lives in Cambridgeshire and lost his right leg below the knee in an IED blast in Nad E Ali, Afghanistan in 2009.Former RAF Flight Sergeant Parachute Jump Instructor Nigel Rogoff, 56. Nigel lives in Hereford and lost his leg above the knee whilst taking part in a Royal Air Force parachuting display. Serving Royal Marine Colour Sergeant Lee Spencer, 46. Lee is from Yelverton. After coming through three operational tours of Afghanistan unscathed, Lee lost his right leg below the knee after being hit by flying debris as he was helping save the life of a crashed civilian motorist on the central reservation of the M3 in Surrey.More on this story in next week's Chronicle