King's Tardis entrance as Commonwealth Games begin

King Charles III emerges from a Tardis and a Loch Ness Monster takes the stage at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow.

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Glasgow’s Hydro hosts ceremony at 8pm BST/5am AEST Bookmark the medal table | The last hurrah? | Mail Daniel Few cities in the world boast an identity a well-defined as Glasgow, its character defined by a love of storytelling and celebration, kindness and aggression, wit and resilience, related with a glorious poetic profanity. And if, to that, we add an international sporting event in need of a boost, we have the perfect combination and the perfect tonic now we’re bereft of Wimbledon, Worl...

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Follow the opening ceremony live from Glasgow

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Out of necessity is borne a unique and wholly Scottish opening ceremony

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Royals emerge from Tardis to begin Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

King Charles III and Queen Camilla made a dramatic entrance to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, as they strode out of the Tardis at the beginning of the opening ceremony. As the 11-day sporting extravaganza gets under way, Charles and Camilla had a prominent role in the show at the Hydro arena in Glasgow.

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