Duke of Kent for Tonga coronation

Tonga coronation

It was announced from Buck ingham Palace in February that the Queen had invited the Duke of Kent , accompanied by the Duchess, to be her personal representative at the coronation of Tonga’s King Taufa’ahau in Nukualofa in July.

Nukualofa’s Dateline Hotel is already fully booked for the coronation, as is Beach House which will be taken over by the Press.

One hundred and fifty beds have been offered at the Mormon College, Leahona, several miles out of town, and it is intended to run frequent buses from there.

Some people have been ap proached to accommodate visi tors in private homes.