Nigeria, July 10 -- Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla will officially open the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on 23 July, organisers have announced.

The royal couple will attend the Opening Ceremony at the Hydro Arena in Glasgow, where the King will declare the Games open by reading the message he placed inside the King's Baton on Commonwealth Day, 10 March 2025, at Buckingham Palace, before the Baton Relay began.

The ceremony will mark the official start of the 23rd Commonwealth Games, which will feature more than 3,000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth nations and territories competing for 215 gold medals across 10 sports over 11 days.

The King's reading of the message will conclude the longest King's Baton Relay in Commonwea...