‘They’re terrified of the Aussies’: Prince Charles cracks joke as Games begin

‘They’re terrified of the Aussies’: Prince Charles cracks joke as Commonwealth Games begin

A tribute to the British car industry, the industrial revolution, the men who wrote the classics and a stirring speech from the world’s youngest Nobel Prize winner have kicked off a dazzling opening to the Commonwealth Games.

The Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai – adopted by Birmingham after being shot by the Taliban in Pakistan as a teenager – delivered a powerful speech urging Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai addresses the crowd during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.“Our shared hope for the future [is] a future where every child can go to school, where women can fully participate in society, where families can live in peace and in dignity.

The team is again hoping to top the medal table after winning 80 gold medals and making 198 trips to the podium on home soil four years ago. England was a distant second with 45 golds, ahead of India and Canada with 26 and 15 respectively.

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