The Commonwealth Games have kicked off in style with a raging bull and classic cars celebrating the best of Birmingham
Local musical heroes Duran Duran and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi took centre stage during the ceremony, which honoured the city's industrial heritage and multicultural tradition.
The performance followed the narrative of young athletes Stella and the Dreamers who all collect pieces of a star which has fallen to Earth, They represented competitors from the Commonwealth's 72 nations and territories who were later cheered into the arena by a 30,000 crowd at the redeveloped Alexander Stadium, which will play host to athletics when the games starts next week.Meanwhile, Prince Charles and Camilla arrived in style, driving into the venue in an Aston Martin as part of a convoy of 72 cars which formed a Union Jack when viewed from above.
The parade of red, white and blue cars lined up as the crowds came together to sing the national anthem. It was followed by a Red Arrows fly-past.
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