A Service of Commemoration for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Nuku'alofa today, Wednesday 14 September at 6:00pm, with an open invitation to all who wish to attend the service. Meanwhile, a condolence book remains open this week in Nuku'alofa, at the British and New Zealand High Commission's offices.
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Wednesday 14 September 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Saturday 10 September 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala signed a condolence book in Nuku’alofa, on 9 September, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, in the United Kingdom yesterday.
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Friday 9 September 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announced this morning. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” the official royal.uk website announced on Thursday 8 September 2022 (UK time). The Union flag on top of the Buckingham Palace was lowered to half-mast at 18:30 BST (6:30am Friday, Tonga time).
Thursday 2 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
This year sees the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne and her Platinum Jubilee. We believe this is the first time this has happened in a Commonwealth country in recent history, and it is a very significant historical moment. But it is much more than that – it is a moment to celebrate Her Majesty’s lifetime of service and devotion to her realms and to the Commonwealth, to celebrate ‘both the institution of the Crown and the exceptional individual who wears it’, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said so well. In the UK this weekend there will be a four day celebration. It will begin on Thursday 2 June. I will plant a tree in my garden here in Tonga in the coming weeks, to mark the Platinum Jubilee as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative. - Lucy Joyce, British High Commissioner to Tonga.
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, hopes to visit Tonga "in the near future", Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva announced today.
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Thursday 5 April 2018
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Historical film footage of the visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Tonga in 1953, and her friendship with Queen Salote, is shown in a new 58 minutes long documentary film, broadcast for the first time on BBC One in the United Kingdom last week. It will broadcast again on April 12 in the UK. Presenter George Alagiah's journey starts in Tonga, one of the furthest-flung stops on the Queen's first Commonwealth tour in 1953.
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Tuesday 20 June 2017
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Elizabeth Kite (26) will proudly receive the Queen’s Young Leaders Award from HM Queen Elizabeth II on 29 June in London, for her work leading to educational initiatives for young people and those living with disabilities in Tonga.
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Monday 13 March 2017
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
On Commonwealth Day today, March 13, Queen Elizabeth II spoke of a peace-building Commonwealth and the importance of respect and "defending the dignity of every individual and community."
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Friday 10 June 2016
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Aiona Prescott (21) will be a proud recipient of the Queen’s Young Leaders Award to be presented by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 23 June 2016, at Buckingham Palace, London, in recognising exceptional community leaders from 45 countries.
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Wednesday 9 December 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Aiona Prescott (20) will receive a prestigious Queen's Young Leaders Award from HM Queen Elizabeth next year in London, one of 60 from across the Commonwealth recognized as exceptional leaders in their communities.
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Monday 10 March 2014
London, United Kingdom
“Affinities of history and inheritance from the past are strong, yet we are bound together by a sense that the Commonwealth is a powerful influence of good for the future. . . It is this unity that is expressed in this year's theme: 'Team Commonwealth',” the Queen of the Commonwealth stated in her Commonwealth Day 2014 message, released today.
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Thursday 14 November 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tonga’s Prime Minister Lord Tu‘ivakano is attending the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Summit held this week, from 15-17 November in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Monday 14 October 2013
London, United Kingdom
Tonga's King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u met with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London last Thursday, October 10.
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Tuesday 8 October 2013
London, United Kingdom
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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Wednesday 9 May 2012
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u left Tonga on Saturday May 5 to attend special events in London, to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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