The Queen's Baton was received at an evening reception by Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela, with Australian High Commissioner Roderick Brazier, and the Australian High Commisoners's Governor General's Own Choir, in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 5 December 2017. This Queen's Baton Relay will engage with all 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth, over 388 days and cover 230,000km. It will be the longest Relay in Commonwealth Games history, finishing at the Opening Ceremony on the Gold Coast on 4th April 2018.