Platinum Jubilee celebrations bring back memories of Tongan monarch's touching coronation gesture

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Queen Salote Tupou III captivated Britons as she rode through the rainy streets of London in an open carriage during the Queen's coronation parade in 1953

Tonga, an archipelago of 170 islands in the South Pacific, was a British protectorate at the time of the coronation, but became fully independent in 1970 and joined the Commonwealth.

After a volcanic eruption and tsunami earlier this year, Britain worked with Commonwealth nations Australia and New Zealand to provide aid for Tonga.Queen Salote of Tonga laughs with Prince Philip as they sit alongside Queen Elizabeth II. Pic: AP Queen Salote was 18 when she came to the throne in 1918 and is credited with laying the groundwork for independence, though she died in 1965 before seeing it become a reality.

The diplomat said there were similarities between the two queens, with both being crowned at a young age and taking their positions in a male-dominated world.Tonga's High Commissioner to the UK, Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tu'ivakano, holds a portrait of her great grandmother Queen Salote Tupou III.

"I think this has, in a sense, not only reflected the relationship between the United Kingdom and Tonga but also among the people of the United Kingdom that were there and also the people of Tonga."

 

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