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Surreal quietness at Fua'amotu Airport as Tupou V comes home

Monday, March 26, 2012 - 20:24.  Updated on Monday, September 9, 2013 - 18:40.

Surreal quietness at Fua'amotu Airport as Tupou V comes home

Monday, March 26, 2012 - 20:24
A surreal atmosphere of quietness descended upon the Fua'amotu International Airport this afternoon, after the China Southern Airlines Airbus touched down at about 1.40 pm carrying the body of the late king, HM King George Tupou V. Photos by Pesi Fonua.

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