Tonga - Death of HM King George Tupou V, 18 March 2012


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Death of HM King George Tupou V



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I believe we are still waiting for official confirmation from Palace. I read that the Wesleyan Church were offering prayers in front of the Queen Mothers residence.
 
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So sad! He reigned for only 6 years.:sad:
It writes here that he had the kidney with a tumour removed...Maybe he had metastasis?

The wedding of his nephew can be postponed now.

Rest in Peace, Your Majesty.:easter:
And what a sadness to his mother! She lost second child.
 
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Moemoea Te Kiingi o Te Tonga. Nga mihi ki a koe mo tou mahi tonu, mo tou mahi aroha, mo tou mahi tautoko i te tangata o Tonga.

Haere ki te whare nui o Te Atua.
Haere ki te moe nui, te moe roa, te moe pamamao.

Noreira, haere, haere, haere atu ra.

Kua mate ke Te Kiingi. Ka ora tonu nui Te Kiingi. (The King is Dead, Long Live the King)
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17420114

It is a sad time for the people of Tonga as their King has passed away.
George Tupou V (Tongan: Siaosi Tupou V, full name: Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou V; 4 May 1948 – 18 March 2012) was the King of Tonga following the death of his father, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, in 2006 until his own death in March 2012.
Tupou V was born on 4 May 1948. He was the eldest son of the late King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1918–2006) and Queen Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe (b. 1926). He was appointed Crown Prince on 4 May 1966. In that role, he was better known by one of his traditional chiefly titles, Tupoutoʻa.
Six months prior to his death, Tupou V had a successful surgery to remove a kidney following the discovery of a tumour.
Matangi Tonga reported that George Tupou V had died on 18 March, 2012 Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong from leukemia at 15:15 HKT at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, though governing institutions in Tonga did not immediately confirm it. His brother and Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka was at the hospital when he died. Television New Zealand later said that the government of Tonga had confirmed his death.

A state funeral is now being plan

I am very sad by the passing of a great king and my prays go out to Tonga and her people
Long live the new king
Rest in Peace
King George V of Tonga

For more on the late king's life and short rule click this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tupou_V
 
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Richard Palmer on twitter:

Flags at UK royal residences will be flown at half mast today after the death of the King of Tonga. The Queen is "deeply saddened".
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For an interesting look at this man and his royal style, there's a chapter about the King of Tonga in Paul Theroux's book, Happy Isles of Oceania.
 
PrincessKaimi said:
For an interesting look at this man and his royal style, there's a chapter about the King of Tonga in Paul Theroux's book, Happy Isles of Oceania.
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The King in Paul Theroux's book isn't King George Tupou V but his father King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.
 
Respects and sorrow for death of King Tupou V.
I hope Tonga have peaceful and calm stability and succession for the monarchy and nation.
 
So sad may HM King George V of Tonga RIP
:: flowers :: :: Tongan coat of arms ::
My condolences go out to the Tongan royal family.
 
State funeral and burial to take place March 27th. The Governor General of Australia has confirmed her attendance at the funeral.
 
HRH The Duke of Gloucester will represent Queen Elizabeth II at the state funeral.
 
Tonga readies for king's state funeral - The West Australian

The Pacific island of Tonga was Friday preparing to bid farewell its late King George Tupou V, rehearsing the funeral procession and declaring two public holidays to coincide with the mourning.

Tuesday's funeral is expected to be a grand affair, with the late king's body carried from the palace on an ornate platform by 150 people to the royal tombs where Tongan monarchs have been laid to rest since 1893.

Tonga's royal funeral plans change | Stuff.co.nz

Tonga has moved the funeral of the late King George Tupou V to Tuesday, shortening the laying-in state part of the ceremony.

Pacific.scoop.co.nz » Local Tongans disappointed king’s body not coming to Auckland

The news that the body of King George Tupou V will not be coming to Auckland has left some members of the Tongan community disappointed, says Tongan Adisory Council chair Melino Maka.

Radio New Zealand : News : National : Expatriate Tongans angry King's funeral date has changed

The decision to hold the state funeral for King George Tupou V a day earlier has been labelled a kick in the guts for Tongans living overseas.

Pacific.scoop.co.nz » Tongans ‘face $1 million public bill’ for royal funeral

Despite hard economic times, the people of Tonga are all too willing to fund the cost of the King George Tupou V’s funeral.

Melino Maka, chairman of the Tongan Advisory Council, estimates the funeral could cost Tonga up to and beyond $1 million.

Message of condolence following the death of the King of Tonga, 19 March 2012

The following message was sent by The Queen to King Tupou VI of Tonga:

It is with great sadness that I learnt of the death of your brother, His Majesty King George Tupou V. King George was a true statesman who served his country with distinction.

On behalf of the people of the United Kingdom, Prince Philip and I wish to convey to your family and to the people of the Kingdom of Tonga our deepest sympathy at this sad time.

ELIZABETH R
 
Monarch ushered in democratic era
His Majesty King Siaosi Tupou V of Tonga, who has died at the age of 63, was traditionally regarded as the descendant of the sky god Tangeroa, but gave up many powers to launch an era of democracy on the South Sea island chain over which his family had long ruled.
Known to English speakers as George Tupou V, the king inherited a febrile domestic atmosphere on the death in 2006 of his father, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, who had steadfastly resisted constitutional reform for 41 years. With an elite appointed by royal decree securing large chunks of the country's wealth, resentment had grown among many of Tonga's disfranchised poor.
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Pictures:
- Queen Halaevala Mata'aho, Adi Litia Dugdale, Adi Elenoa Taito (both daughters of Fiji's high chief Ratu Mara), and Adi Mitimiti Dreunimisimisi (the grand daughter of Fiji's founding father Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau) mourn the death of the King near the capital Nuku'alofa on March 25, 2012.

- [URL="http://imageupper.com/i/?S0500010020021O13328016102014609"]Tongans dressed in black and wearing the traditional ta'ovala waistmats[/URL] gather to pay their respects to Queen Halaevala Mata'aho, the mother the late King, near the capital Nuku'alofa on March 25, 2012.

- Queen Halaevala Mata'aho

 
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Takipo | tonganmade

A beautiful article written the late King's niece, the Hon. Frederica Tuita, daughter of the only sister to the late King, HRH Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu Tuita and Lord Tuita.
 
King Tupou wanted short mourning period, says Tongan princess - Story - World - 3 News

Here in this article, Princess Pilolevu Tuita said that the late King George Tupou V wished to have a simple funeral for him. He didn't want lavish funeral or long period of mourning.

The mourning period has thus been reduced from three months to merely five days. This Saturday 31 March 2012, Kava ceremony will be held for official investiture for the new King of Tonga.

http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2012/03/tonga-poised-for-kings-funeral-as-mourning-period-shortened/
 
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Ephram said:
King Tupou wanted short mourning period, says Tongan princess - Story - World - 3 News

Here in this article, Princess Pilolevu Tuita said that the late King George Tupou V wished to have a simple funeral for him. He didn't want lavish funeral or long period of mourning.

The mourning period has thus been reduced from three months to merely five days. This Saturday 31 March 2012, Kava ceremony will be held for official investiture for the new King of Tonga.

Pacific.scoop.co.nz » Tonga poised for King’s funeral as mourning period shortened
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A beautiful and well spoken Princess. God bless HRH.
 
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