Tribute to Queen Sālote

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Tribute to Queen Sālote

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This NFU film presents the funeral of Tongan Queen Sālote Tupou III in December 1965. Queen Sālote had a special bond with New Zealand — she studied at Auckland Diocesan School, spent summers in NZ and lived her last days at 'Atalanga, the Tongan residence in Auckland. Among the 50,000 mourners at her funeral in Tonga were NZ Governor General Sir Bernard Fergusson, Prime Minister Keith Holyoake and Norman Kirk. Tongan tradition holds that the casket must never pass through a gateway; 108 pall...

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Video

Date created

1966

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/tribute-to-queen-salote-1966

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sir bernard fergusson / keith holyoake / norman kirk / tonga / queen salote

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