Team India were the first competing nation to enter Celtic Park to cheers from spectators as the Commonwealth Games were officially opened.

They were followed by Bangladesh and the Asia nations.

Earlier the Queen has arrived at Celtic Park in Glasgow and accompanied by a flypast by the Red Arrows.

As head of the Commonwealth she will later receive the ceremonial baton, kicking off the 11-day competition.

The Queen and Duke were met by Commonwealth Games Scotland chairman Michael Kavanagh, Glasgow 2014 organising committee chairman Lord Robert Smith of Kelvin and Commonwealth Games Federation president Prince Imran from Malaysia.

She was presented with a posy before being welcomed by Scottish broadcaster Robbie Shepherd, who provides the commentary at the annual Braemar Gathering of which the Queen is patron.

Members of the audience joined in the singing of God Save The Queen by Robert Lovie, with the mountains and glens of Scotland as a backdrop on the huge screen.

The Queen's baton, meanwhile, arrived on Clydeside on board a sea-plane which viewers watched land near the SECC complex, which will host several of the competitions.

Round-the-world cyclist Mark Beaumont, who has followed the baton on its 190,000km journey, emerged from the plane with it held aloft to waiting crowds.

Earlier in the ceremony, dancers from Scottish Ballet performed a routine to an acoustic version of The Proclaimers hit I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).

Team India, as the host of the 2010 Games, were the first competing nation to enter the arena to cheers from spectators.

Actor Ewan McGregor then introduced video footage from Bangladesh showing the work of Unicef to protect children affected by flooding there, and Indian cricketing star Sachin Tendulkar told viewers: "We have an opportunity to show the world what we can do when we act as one."

McGregor said: "Tonight at the end of the parade we're going to come together as one Commonwealth family to do something amazing - we're going to put children first.

"We will change the lives of millions of children across the Commonwealth."

Each parade was led by a Scots man or woman in tweeds and walking a Scottish terrier wearing a jacket bearing the name of the country.

A second Unicef video featured Spooks and Line Of Duty actress Keeley Hawes, reporting on the importance of vaccination programmes for children.

Athletes from Team Australia were welcomed followed by the rest of the Oceania region, including Norfolk Island.