Posts Tagged ‘George Tupou V’

Memories of two kings of Tonga

Monday, March 26th, 2012

2 June 1953. Coronation Day. Two schoolboys, making the most of our day off from classes, joined the thousands lining the processional route hoping to get a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II on her way to Westminster Abbey. We waved our Union Jacks like windmills and were proud when an elegant carriage stopped briefly near Read more

Tonga goes into mourning for King George Tupou V

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

King George Tupou V of Tonga has died, in Hong Kong. No cause of death has been given but Tupou was know to have suffered from diabetes and gout for years and last year had a cancerous tumour removed from his kidney. On February 24 he had an audience with Pope Benedict in the Vatican Read more