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HM King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u bid farewell to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa after mid-day yesterday, Friday, 26 October, at the end of a whirlwind visit. They posed for a fomal portrait on the seafront verandah of the Palace. Photos by Pesi Fonua.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were warmly welcomed at Fua’amotu International Airport by Princess Angelika Latufuipeka, after arriving mid-afternoon on a chartered aircraft for their first visit to Tonga. Photos added.

Britain's Kensington Palace has announced details of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's visit to Tonga on October 25-26, during a tour that includes Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be in Tonga on October 25-26.

Princess Lavinia-Mata-‘o Taone (66) will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 30 at the Langi ko Huelo ‘o Hangai Tokelau in Tokomololo.

The 59th birthday of HM King Tupou VI will be celebrated in Ha’apai next month. The King was born on 12 July, 1959.

Newly-weds, His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex are planning to visit Commonwealth member countries, including Tonga, in October this year. According to British media reports, they plan to start their visit in Australia, followed by New Zealand, and then, possibly including Fiji and Tonga.

The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, hopes to visit Tonga "in the near future", Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva announced today.

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.