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inside the royal tombs park. Look carfully you can see all the soldiers in white to the left. The king in the middle (black) and where he'll be burried- pile of earth on the left.
Kings Funeral

September 19th 2006
Tuesday 19 Sept: The day of the King of Tonga’s Funeral. We got a lift into town and saw saw the procession of 100s of people including the King being carrired on a big temple structure by a 100 people. It was very impressive with thousands of people watching. Once the King had arrived at the tombs it was to far away to see anything and I ended up entertaining some local people with cartoons ... read more
Oceania » Tonga

Tongan Flag The archipelago of "The Friendly Islands" was united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. It became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900. Tonga acquired its independence in 1970 and became a member of the Commonwealth of... ... read more
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