The Relay began at Buckingham Palace in London on March 13 and began to make its way to Australia.

So far, the Queen’s Baton has engaged with hundreds of thousands of people across Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas.

It has been relayed by more than 280 high profile sports stars in the 37 countries it has journeyed too.

Last week it attended a Canadian Football League match in Alberta between the Edmonton Eskimos and the BC Lions before moving to Belize.

The Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (BOCGA) welcomed the Queen’s Baton Relay as it arrived in the country.

Minister of State for Immigration, Beverly Williams, joined the BOCGA Committee in welcoming the Baton at the Philip Goldson International Airport.

The Cycling Federation of Belize then carried the Baton on the first leg of the Relay to Belize City.

Councillor Dion Leslie welcomed the Baton at the entrance to the city at the Flag monument roundabout, on the Philip Goldson Highway.

From there athletes from the Belize Karate, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Softball, Athletics and Basketball Associations carried the Baton in a Relay through the streets of the city to the House of Culture, where a short welcome ceremony was held.

The Relay team then travelled north to Orange Walk Town, where the town's Mayor, Kevin Bernard, and the Minister of State for Police, Elodio Aragon, welcomed the Baton.

The Baton is completing its route in the Americas region in Guyana before it moves to the Falkland Islands.

It will then travel across the Atlantic Ocean to England, Scotland and Wales.

The Baton contains a message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II that calls on the Commonwealth’s athletes to come together in a peaceful and friendly competition.

The message will be taken from the Baton and read at the Opening Ceremony of Gold Coast 2018 on April 4. 

Prince Charles will officially open the Games in place of The Queen, it was confirmed last week.