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Vasalua Jenner-Helu, a researcher at 'Atenisi Institute says "mālō e lelei" - now a standard greeting in contemporary Tongan - is a phrase that wasn't in common use in the past.
"The UK is now the only European country to hold coronations: Spain’s last monarch to be crowned was Joan III of Navarre, way back in 1555; Denmark, Sweden, and Norway had all ditched the ceremony by 1906."
25 June, 2021, 3:45 pm The Governor-General of Fiji, Ratu Sir George Cakobau meets school staff at the Navuso Agiculture School in 1973. Picture: FILE Navuso Agriculture School marked its 50th anniversary with feasting, songs and dance in October 1973. The chief guest was the Governor-General of Fiji, Ratu Sir George Cakobau, who spoke about the school’s history. A report on this huge celebration was in The Fiji Times on October 15, 1973. The day began with a traditional Fijian ceremony of welcome for the Governor-General. Ken Edwards was the head of the school at the time. Three past pr...