In Pictures: Baton relay in Northern Ireland

Peter Robinson, Olympic champion Mary Peters, Chris Jenkins, Robert McVeigh and Martin McGuinness hold the Queen's baton on the steps of Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Queen's Baton was welcomed to Northern Ireland by Peter Robinson, Olympic champion Mary Peters, Chris Jenkins, Robert McVeigh and Martin McGuinness.

Robert McVeigh aboard an RNLI lifeboat

Mr McVeigh then accompanied the baton as it was carried aboard an RNLI lifeboat between Bangor and Carrickfergus.

Sian and James McGilton of the TS Warrior Sea Cadets

It was then escorted to the castle by several Sea Cadets including Sian and James McGilton.

Wheelchair basketball player James MacSorley

James MacSorley, who represents Northern Ireland at wheelchair basketball, joined in the baton relay celebrations.

Northern Ireland's pole vault record-holder Zoe Brown

Northern Ireland pole vault record-holder Zoe Brown also took a break from training to hold the baton.

Woman standing on a coastal hexagonal rock formation holds Queen's Baton aloft while a person dressed as a cartoon thistle waves in the foreground.

Former javelin thrower Alison Moffitt posed with the baton as Clyde, the 2014 Commonwealth Games mascot, got in on the action at the Giant's Causeway.

Two men pose with the Queen's Baton on a narrow rope bridge accompanied by a person dressed as a cartoon thistle.

Clyde looked slightly nervous as he accompanied two baton bearers across the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge.

Two men wearing wetsuits and snorkelling equipment hold the Queen's Baton clear of the peat bog they are almost submerged in.

The baton just about managed to keep dry during a bog snorkelling session at Peatlands Park.