By . Lizzie Edmonds . PUBLISHED: . 09:42 EST, 23 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:45 EST, 23 December 2013 . This is the heartwarming moment a little girl gives her brave father a hero's welcome after he completed a 'crazy' 200-mile South Pole adventure. He was part of a group of injured British service personnel who took part in the Walking With The Wounded charity expedition across Antarctica - which was also attended by Prince Harry. They arrived at Heathrow this morning after catching a flight from Cape Town, South Africa to spend Christmas at home. Scroll down for video . Daddy's home: Serviceman Duncan Slater is greeted by wife Kim and daughter Lilly this morning having completed the Walking With The Wounded trek . Reunited! Mr Slater embraces his daughter having completed the arduous 200-mile trek, led by Prince Harry . Prince Harry joined the UK team to race against two others from the Commonwealth and the US to complete the arduous trek. But the groups faced such extreme weather conditions during their 200-mile odyssey that organisers had to call off the competitive element of the adventure. Working as one unit, the three squads made it to their Antarctic goal together on Friday December 13. In total, 12 injured servicemen and women who have overcome life-changing injuries took part. Amputee Major Kate Philp, 35, from Worcestershire, lost her leg below the knee while serving in Afghanistan in November 2008. Hero: Team UK member Ali Ibrar cuddles his daughter Zara at Heathrow this morning . Back together: The serviceman and his daughter take a walk through the terminal this morning . The only female member of Team UK hailed Harry, who returned to Britain separately, for being 'fantastic from beginning to end. 'Especially considering he hadn’t had as many training opportunities because he is so busy, he was a really strong, fit individual. 'Personally speaking, there were a . couple of days where I was struggling and he was there every time, at . rest breaks, helping me out, buoying me up and pulling me on. 'He was exactly what you would expect from a military man - no airs or graces, he just mucked in with everyone else.' Penguin huddle: Ed Parker and daughter Olivia. The three teams - from the UK, US and Commonwealth - worked together to reach the pole on December 13 . Prince Hairy: Harry, sporting a full beard, and fellow Walking With The Wounded trekkers during a tour of NSF's Amundsen-Scott Pole Station . Sergeant Duncan Slater, 34, became the first double amputee to reach the South Pole during the trip. He lost both his legs after the vehicle he was travelling in was hit by an IED in the Babaji area of Afghanistan in July 2009. The Team UK member, originally from Muir of Ord, near Inverness, said: 'It was pretty crazy - you couldn’t have written it. 'It was a big disappointment when the race was called off but some of the guys were really struggling, some had frostbite, so I can see why they did it.' Home turf: Members of team UK come through arrivals at the London airport this morning . Adverse: The team had to battle winds of up to 50mph, dragging their belongings on 154lbs sleds . Holding his young daughter, Lilly, he added: 'I’m just happy to be home to this little one.' Ed Parker, co-founder of Walking With The Wounded and expedition director, said: 'It was far harder than we were expecting. 'We were expecting flat snow from south of 87 degrees to the Pole but actually there’s been bad storms through the winter over there, so it was very broken up. 'We also had a couple of days which were much colder than we were expecting. Flying home for Christmas: Team UK, pictured, praised Prince Harry for his involvement in the trek . 'Psychologically it’s hard, there’s nothing to see, it’s very, very flat, so your brain has nothing to focus on.' Asked what the wounded soldiers gained from the experience, he said: “I think for them it proves they can do just about anything.' The team tackled a challenging training programme beforehand to prepare themselves for the conditions in Antarctica. Decorated member of the Yorkshire . Regiment Ibrar Ali took part to honour the memory of comrades who were . killed in 2012, and especially two who died in Iraq while he took part . in the selection for the South Pole challenge. The . 36-year-old captain, from York, who lost his right arm during a . roadside bomb explosion in 2007, said: 'It was quite poignant when those . two fellows were killed while I was on selection for this event. Snap happy: Serviceman Duncan Slater from Norfolk takes a picture with his daughter . Waiting: A group of the team's children wait for their families to return home this morning . 'Having served in the Yorkshire Regiment for just over 10 years, our losses have been quite high, as it has through every unit in the armed forces and I really wanted to honour all of them but especially those two guys.' Aiming to trek around nine to 12 miles a day, the teams endured temperatures as low as minus 45C and 50mph winds as they pulled their 154lb sleds, known as pulks, towards the southernmost point on the globe. Harry had previously taken part in some of a Walking With The Wounded expedition to the North Pole in 2011.
Injured servicemen home from Walking With The Wounded expedition .
Team leader Prince Harry, a patron of the trek, also returned home today .
Group joined two others from US and Commonwealth to complete adventure .
Arrived home this morning having reached South Pole on December 13 .
By . Lizzie Edmonds . PUBLISHED: . 09:42 EST, 23 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:45 EST, 23 December 2013 . This is the heartwarming moment a little girl gives her brave father a hero's welcome after he completed a 'crazy' 200-mile South Pole adventure. He was part of a group of injured British service personnel who took part in the Walking With The Wounded charity expedition across Antarctica - which was also attended by Prince Harry. They arrived at Heathrow this morning after catching a flight from Cape Town, South Africa to spend Christmas at home. Scroll down for video . Daddy's home: Serviceman Duncan Slater is greeted by wife Kim and daughter Lilly this morning having completed the Walking With The Wounded trek . Reunited! Mr Slater embraces his daughter having completed the arduous 200-mile trek, led by Prince Harry . Prince Harry joined the UK team to race against two others from the Commonwealth and the US to complete the arduous trek. But the groups faced such extreme weather conditions during their 200-mile odyssey that organisers had to call off the competitive element of the adventure. Working as one unit, the three squads made it to their Antarctic goal together on Friday December 13. In total, 12 injured servicemen and women who have overcome life-changing injuries took part. Amputee Major Kate Philp, 35, from Worcestershire, lost her leg below the knee while serving in Afghanistan in November 2008. Hero: Team UK member Ali Ibrar cuddles his daughter Zara at Heathrow this morning . Back together: The serviceman and his daughter take a walk through the terminal this morning . The only female member of Team UK hailed Harry, who returned to Britain separately, for being 'fantastic from beginning to end. 'Especially considering he hadn’t had as many training opportunities because he is so busy, he was a really strong, fit individual. 'Personally speaking, there were a . couple of days where I was struggling and he was there every time, at . rest breaks, helping me out, buoying me up and pulling me on. 'He was exactly what you would expect from a military man - no airs or graces, he just mucked in with everyone else.' Penguin huddle: Ed Parker and daughter Olivia. The three teams - from the UK, US and Commonwealth - worked together to reach the pole on December 13 . Prince Hairy: Harry, sporting a full beard, and fellow Walking With The Wounded trekkers during a tour of NSF's Amundsen-Scott Pole Station . Sergeant Duncan Slater, 34, became the first double amputee to reach the South Pole during the trip. He lost both his legs after the vehicle he was travelling in was hit by an IED in the Babaji area of Afghanistan in July 2009. The Team UK member, originally from Muir of Ord, near Inverness, said: 'It was pretty crazy - you couldn’t have written it. 'It was a big disappointment when the race was called off but some of the guys were really struggling, some had frostbite, so I can see why they did it.' Home turf: Members of team UK come through arrivals at the London airport this morning . Adverse: The team had to battle winds of up to 50mph, dragging their belongings on 154lbs sleds . Holding his young daughter, Lilly, he added: 'I’m just happy to be home to this little one.' Ed Parker, co-founder of Walking With The Wounded and expedition director, said: 'It was far harder than we were expecting. 'We were expecting flat snow from south of 87 degrees to the Pole but actually there’s been bad storms through the winter over there, so it was very broken up. 'We also had a couple of days which were much colder than we were expecting. Flying home for Christmas: Team UK, pictured, praised Prince Harry for his involvement in the trek . 'Psychologically it’s hard, there’s nothing to see, it’s very, very flat, so your brain has nothing to focus on.' Asked what the wounded soldiers gained from the experience, he said: “I think for them it proves they can do just about anything.' The team tackled a challenging training programme beforehand to prepare themselves for the conditions in Antarctica. Decorated member of the Yorkshire . Regiment Ibrar Ali took part to honour the memory of comrades who were . killed in 2012, and especially two who died in Iraq while he took part . in the selection for the South Pole challenge. The . 36-year-old captain, from York, who lost his right arm during a . roadside bomb explosion in 2007, said: 'It was quite poignant when those . two fellows were killed while I was on selection for this event. Snap happy: Serviceman Duncan Slater from Norfolk takes a picture with his daughter . Waiting: A group of the team's children wait for their families to return home this morning . 'Having served in the Yorkshire Regiment for just over 10 years, our losses have been quite high, as it has through every unit in the armed forces and I really wanted to honour all of them but especially those two guys.' Aiming to trek around nine to 12 miles a day, the teams endured temperatures as low as minus 45C and 50mph winds as they pulled their 154lb sleds, known as pulks, towards the southernmost point on the globe. Harry had previously taken part in some of a Walking With The Wounded expedition to the North Pole in 2011.
South Pole adventure. He was part of a group of and daughter Lilly this morning having completed the Walking With The Wounded trek . Reunited! Mr Prince Harry joined the UK team to race against two others from the Commonwealth and the US to teams - from the UK, US and Commonwealth - worked together to reach the pole on December 13 .