By Duncan Mackay, Philip Barker, Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells, Liam Morgan and Michael Pavitt in Gold Coast
Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony
- Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Timeline
- 6 years ago: Opening Ceremony draws to a close
- 6 years ago: Prince Charles declares Commonwealth Games open
- 6 years ago: CGF President struggles to open Baton...again
- 6 years ago: CGF President champions inclusivity and accessibility during speech
- 6 years ago: CGF President says athletes will be part of Games of "firsts"
- 6 years ago: CGF President highlights shared history of Commonwealth
- 6 years ago: Peter Beattie welcomes world to the Gold Coast
- 6 years ago: Official oath taken by Karen Murphy
- 6 years ago: Commonwealth Games Flag brought into stadium
- 6 years ago: Host nation enter arena as parade of nations concludes
- 6 years ago: The Gambia march in parade after re-admittance as CGF member
- 6 years ago: Scotland first to enter stadium for athletes' parade
- 6 years ago: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull among dignitaries present
- 6 years ago: Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall arrive at stadium
- 6 years ago: Strong Aboriginal focus early on...
- 6 years ago: Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony officially underway
- 6 years ago: Princes, not politicians, to speak at Opening Ceremony
- 6 years ago: A Commonwealth Games medal by default
- 6 years ago: Ticketholders left stranded as travel chaos hits build-up to Ceremony
- 6 years ago: Welcome to our Live Blog from Gold Coast 2018