Those who carried the Queen's Baton in England before the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are to receive replicas to recognise their involvement in the event.

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games auction house has launched, giving fans the opportunity to own authentic items from the event.

Prince Charles has opened the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games by reading a message from Queen Elizabeth II in which she saluted Birmingham as a city "symbolic of the rich diversity and unity of the Commonwealth."

The Baton containing Queen Elizabeth II's message to the athletes of the Commonwealth has arrived at Aston Hall where it was carried by British television presenter Clare Balding.

Sir Lenny Henry carried the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton into Birmingham’s Victoria Square here on the eve of the Opening Ceremony after a cavalcade which had taken it all around the host city.

Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid has thanked delegates at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly for bringing the Queen's Baton home.

It was a day for local community pride as the Queen's Baton reached Sandwell, where the new aquatics venue is set to be a jewel in the crown of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

This week, details emerged of the Queen’s Baton's grand entry into Birmingham City Centre for the 2022 Commonwealth Games next Wednesday (July 27).

Exactly a week before the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, the Baton containing the Queen's message has now arrived in Coventry which is set to host judo wrestling and rugby sevens during the Games.

Birmingham has revealed details of a city centre party in Victoria Square to welcome the Queen's Baton to Birmingham next Wednesday.

The heatwave which has swept across England this week did not stop the progress of the Queen’s Baton, although in Shrewsbury, Andy Smith carried it rather longer than expected after some were unable to participate because of the high temperatures.

The bearers of the Queen’s Baton have swam with sharks, travelled by lifeboat and speedboat and taken it down water slides as the Relay reached Sunderland in the north east of England with only 14 days until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to open.

Double World and Commonwealth Games athletics gold medallist Colin Jackson was among the bearers to carry the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton, as the Relay continued its journey around host nation England.

Dame Kelly Holmes has carried the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton at Tonbridge Castle as the Relay made its way through Kent on the fourth day of its journey through England.