After commemorating Commonwealth Day with Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Kate, and other significant royals, King Charles held a significant royal engagement at Buckingham Palace.
Sir Chris Hoy, a six-time Olympic cycling champion, received the wooden baton from the king to start the countdown to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The athlete, who, like the king, has been fighting cancer, received the message from the King within the Scottish ash wood baton.
At the games’ opening ceremony, the head of the British royal family will read a message.
“From His Majesty the King to the Commonwealth, the Baton is officially on the move and on its way – via 74 nations to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,” read a statement issued by the Glassgow Games’ organizers. Today, the inaugural King’s Baton Relay got underway at Buckingham Palace.
In addition, Chris Hoy talked candidly with the media about his “special meeting” with King Charles.
According to GB, he stated, “It’s a very kind of private and intimate ceremony, almost there’s not thousands of people here, but it feels very special to be part of it.”
“I believe it demonstrates that Scotland can a
rt, and it only inspires us,” he added.
