Queen's Baton Relay in England day eight: London
Key Points
- The Queen's Baton Relay is the main curtain raiser for the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow between 23 July and 3 August
- The baton is the Commonwealth Games version of the Olympic torch and carries a sealed, secret message written by the Queen
- The baton relay journeys around England for 14 days and crosses the border into Scotland on 14 June
- The Queen's Baton will visit Millennium Bridge, The Tower of London and appear on the National Lottery draw on BBC One at 20:30
- The celebrations being held on London's Millennium Bridge are the biggest event before the Games themselves
- Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith MBE will be performing on a high bar over the Thames
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