Royal visitors mingle at Coronation events [1]
Sunday, July 5, 2015 - 18:44. Updated on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 11:50.
Photos by LInny Folau, Pesi Fonua, Mary Lyn Fonua, Adrienne L. Kaeppler and Peter Poulsen
Visitors attending the Coronation of King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u yesterday, 4 July, included foreign Royalties, diplomats, and officials as well as friends and relatives of the Royal Family from all over the world who mingled at the Centenary Church and receptions.
Guests who were at the centre of attention were Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, after arriving in Tonga on Friday 3 July on a special flight together with government officials and 42 media representatives from Japan. The Japanese media were covering the three day Royal visit to Tonga, as well as doing live coverage of the Coronation at the Centenary Church.