King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u will visit Queen Elizabeth II this Thursday October 10 at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Tuesday 8 October 2013
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London, United Kingdom

Friday 20 September 2013
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Brisbane, Australia
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u were welcomed in Brisbane by the Queensland Tonga Council, Nofo-'a-kainga, during an overnight stopover on September 11.

Friday 13 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Defence Services will be renamed, after parliament voted 10-7 in favour of "His Majesty's Armed Forces" or "HMAF" and amended the Tonga Defence Services Act on Tuesday 12 September. From the House by Pesi Fonua.

Friday 13 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new public holiday on Tuesday September 17 this year marks the official birthday of the Crown Prince Tupouto‘a -‘Ulukalala, who will be 28 years old.

Sunday 8 September 2013
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Suva, Fiji
King Tupou VI of Tonga, the 20th Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, conferred certificates, diplomas and degrees earned by 713 graduating students at the Laucala Campus, on Friday, 6 September, 2013.

Wednesday 4 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u left Tonga on September 3 to visit Fiji and the Solomon Islands, where the king as Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, will confer qualifications at the university’s graduations in Suva and Honiara.

Friday 23 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI opened Tongatapu’s two-day Royal Agricultural Show 2013 at the Manamo’ui Grounds in ‘Atele despite heavy rain this afternoon. Photos by Linny Folau

Wednesday 21 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s multi-million pa'anga high speed internet which is guaranteed to be cheap went live today after King Tupou VI commissioned the submarine fibre optic cable, at the Tonga Cable Ltd station in Sopu.

Thursday 15 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI opened the fourth Royal Agricultural Show in Pangai, Ha’apai on Wednesday, August 14, where an abundance of local food and products was displayed at the one-day event.

Thursday 8 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King Tupou VI opened the first Royal Agricultural Show 2013 at the Matangimalie Grounds at Hihifo, Niuatoputapu on Wednesday, August 7, followed by the Niuafo’ou Agricultural Show today, and will continue to tour all of Tonga’s outer islands. Photos courtesy Niuatoputapu High School

Sunday 14 July 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HRH Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo was baptized at the Centenary Church of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Nuku'alofa, this morning, 14 July. Photos by Pesi Fonua.

Friday 5 July 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King Tupou VI inspected a military parade at Pangai Lahi in honour of the King's Birthday on July 4. Photos by Pesi Fonua.

Thursday 27 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nine-days of celebrations for the Heilala Festival 2013 begin tomorrow, Friday June 28, with a block party in central Nuku'alofa. The annual festival coincides with the celebration of HM King Tupou VI's official birthday on July 4, a public holiday in Tonga.

Thursday 20 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ten days of medical and civic assistance to Tonga that concludes on Friday, June 21, under the Pacific Partnership 2013 organized by the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy, has involved personnel from over ten countries working together under the humanitarian assistance programme. A reception attended by HM King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u last night, June 19, was hosted by the Japanese Ambassador to Tonga HE Dr Kazuchika Hamuro who said he was appreciative of the United States efforts to lead and continue the multilateral exercise initiative. Photos by Linny Folau.

Friday 14 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga needs to find ways to boost the local economy, said HM King Tupou VI when he opened the 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga at Parliament House, on June 13.

Thursday 13 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hundreds of secondary and tertiary school students with lively brass bands from throughout Tongatapu marched through central Nuku'alofa on Thursday, June 13 to mark the opening of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga 2013 Session.

Sunday 9 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga needs more time to allow its two-year-old democracy to flourish, HM King Tupou VI told the Tonga Legislative Assembly in a message on June 7.

Friday 31 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u are expected to return to Nuku‘alofa tomorrow, Saturday June 1, after visiting their new-born grandson, Prince Taufa‘ahau Manumataongo, at the Royal Residence ‘Atalanga in Epsom, Auckland. Four generations of Tonga's Royal Family posed for family photos with the contented baby. Photos courtesy Lord Chamberlain.

Tuesday 28 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga will have a state opening by HM King Tupou VI on Thursday, June 13 at Parliament House.

Monday 20 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In a first photo, a new heir to the the Tongan throne, the new baby Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo Tuku'aho is being held by his mother Princess Sinaitakala (at left)
