TONGA POSTCARDS 1
The following comprise an interesting collection of
postcards from Tonga, including some rare images of Queen Salote.
Queen Salote - detail from the
photograph below. The twin tails of the frigate
bird in her hairpiece denoting high
chieftain's rank by birth down the generations.
- Her Majesty Queen Salote Tupou III
waving to the cheering crowds from her open
- carriage in Parliament Square,
London, as she drove in the procession
from Westminster
- Abbey to Buckingham Palace after the
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 (above).
Tonga Postcards 2
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Jane's Tonga Home Page
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Oceania-The Last Voyage of Captain James Cook
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Jane's
Oceania Home Page
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- (E-mail: jane@janeresture.com --
Rev. 17th October 2008)
