This lovely lady came to London for the Queen's Coronation in 1953. Everyone liked her because she kept the roof of her coach open in spite of the pouring rain. In Tongan society this shows respect to a personage of higher position.After the Coronation she did a tour of Britain. When she passed our house she still had the top of her car down and waved enthusiastically to us.
I was thirteen then.
Tonga is situated between Hawaii and New Zealand, probably nearer NZ. It is ruled today by King Siaosi (George). I haven't yet worked out if he is a greatgrandson!
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Thanks for that bit of history!
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