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| Tonga crowns king in lavish ceremony |
| 2008-08-01 |
 TONGA'S King Siaosi Tupou V has crowned as monarch of his tiny South Pacific nation in a lavish ceremony which attracted royalty from around the world and regional leaders.The 60-year-old sovereign of Polynesia's last monarchy, known as George Tupou V in English, was crowned on a 2.5m golden throne as a 21-cannon salute rang out and church bells tolled. The hour long coronation at Nuku'alofa's Centenary Free Wesleyan Church was full of European pomp and ceremony. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 You ask me, they should have gone with Joseph Mendiola instead. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-08-01 21:25 |
| #3 Tonga are pretty nifty in 7's though Jack . |
| Posted by: Mad Eye 2008-08-01 04:53 |
| #2 Tonga is on a mission to be the king of pacific area rugby. And they have a chance but there is another island nation standing in the way - New Zealand and the All Blacks. Still makes for great rugby. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-08-01 04:50 |
| #1 Both: Oh, it's hard to say... Flanders: "Oly-ma-kitty-luca-chi-chi-chi" Both: But in Tonga, that means... "No"! If I ever have the money, 'Tis to Tonga I shall go. For each lovely Tongan maiden there, Will gladly make a date. And by the time she's said: Flanders: "Oly-ma-kitty-luca-chi-chi-chi", Both: It is usually too late! |
| Posted by: bruce 2008-08-01 04:06 |