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Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilee evokes legacy of Tongan monarch

Tonga High Commissioner to the UK, Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tu'ivakano holds a portrait of her great grandmother Queen Salote Tupou III, during an interview with the Associated Press at the High Commission in London, Monday, May 30, 2022. As well as celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Tu’ivakano will also remember her great- grandmother Queen Salote Tupou III, who endeared herself to Britons as she rode through the streets of London in an open carriage during Elizabeth’s coronation parade in 1953. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II looks on as Queen Salote of Tonga laughs with Prince Philip, as they sit on floor in native style during a royal feast in honor of Britain's royal couple on Dec. 19, 1953, who made a two-day stop on the Island during tour of the Commonwealth. As well as celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Tu’ivakano will also remember her great- grandmother Queen Salote Tupou III, who endeared herself to Britons as she rode through the streets of London in an open carriage during Elizabeth’s coronation parade in 1953. (AP Photo, File) Tonga High Commissioner to the UK, Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tu'ivakano poses for a photograph in front of a portrait of the King of Tonga Tupou VI during an interview with The Associated Press, at the High Commission in London, Monday, May 30, 2022. As well as celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Tu’ivakano will also remember her great- grandmother Queen Salote Tupou III, who endeared herself to Britons as she rode through the streets of London in an open carriage during Elizabeth’s coronation parade in 1953. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) This photo provided by Susan Duddridge, shows her father Corporal David Hodge, second left marching at the Taunton Barracks, to prepare for the Coronation, in Taunton, England, 1953. Fresh from a posting in what was then known as Malaya, Hodge’s unit of the Somerset Light Infantry were positioned right behind the Tongan monarch’s carriage where he witnessed Queen Salote Tupou III riding in an open carriage during Queen Elizabeth's coronation parade in the rain, refusing to close the top as a sign of respect for the new monarch, (Susan Duddridge via AP) FILE - A carriage carrying Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga forms part of the coronation procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey where the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will take place. London, June. 2, 1953. As well as celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Tonga’s High Commissioner Titilupe Fanetupouvava’u Tu’ivakano will also remember her great- grandmother Queen Salote Tupou III, who endeared herself to Britons as she rode through the streets of London in an open carriage during Elizabeth’s coronation parade in 1953. (AP Photo, File) Tonga High Commissioner to the UK, Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tu'ivakano holds a portrait of her great grandmother Queen Salote Tupou III, during an interview with the Associated Press at the High Commission in London, Monday, May 30, 2022. As well as celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Tu’ivakano will also remember her great- grandmother Queen Salote Tupou III, who endeared herself to Britons as she rode through the streets of London in an open carriage during Elizabeth’s coronation parade in 1953. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilee evokes legacy of Tongan monarch