WHERE THE QUEEN WILL STAY WHEN SHE VISITS TONGA.—The Royal Palace in Nukualofa, capital of the Pacific Islands Kingdom of Tonga, where Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will spend the night of December 19-20 as the guests of Queen Salote. A guard of from 300 to 400 Tongans, with lighted torches, will sit all night in a circle round the palace. Daybreak will be heralded by a small group of musicians playing nose-flutes. This photograph was taken when Lord Freyberg, V.C. (then Governor-General of New Zealand), paid a State visit to Tonga. Lord Freyberg is seen inspecting a Tongan guard of honour.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27211, 1 December 1953, Page 12
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104WHERE THE QUEEN WILL STAY WHEN SHE VISITS TONGA.—The Royal Palace in Nukualofa, capital of the Pacific Islands Kingdom of Tonga, where Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will spend the night of December 19-20 as the guests of Queen Salote. A guard of from 300 to 400 Tongans, with lighted torches, will sit all night in a circle round the palace. Daybreak will be heralded by a small group of musicians playing nose-flutes. This photograph was taken when Lord Freyberg, V.C. (then Governor-General of New Zealand), paid a State visit to Tonga. Lord Freyberg is seen inspecting a Tongan guard of honour. Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27211, 1 December 1953, Page 12
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