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[VIDEO] How Many People Does It Take To Open A Baton At The Commonwealth Games?

It's an awkward situation.

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The 20th Commonwealth Games kicked off on 23 July 2014 to a grand opening ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland

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The 20th Commonwealth Games kicked off with an opening ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday morning.

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The baton had been touring around the world and was finally delivered by the last baton holder, Sir Chris Foy

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Prince Imran, a Malaysian who is also the Commonwealth Games president had to retrieve the Queen's message located inside the baton to hand it to Her Majesty

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Commonwealth Games president Prince Imran, from Malaysia, was supposed to retrieve the Queen's message from a baton, and hand it over to Her Majesty to read to the crowd.

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So as the world watched in anticipation, prince Imran struggled...

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So much so that Sir Chris Hoy had to come over and help

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Her Majesty was watching, and was getting impatient. And a little bit awkward for millions watching on television.

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Finally, the lid came off. Joy all around!

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Thankfully, everything else went smoothly and Her Majesty got to read her letter to properly officiate the Games

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