TONGA'S King Siaosi Tupou V has crowned as monarch of his tiny South Pacific nation in a lavish ceremony which attracted royalty from around the world and regional leaders.The 60-year-old sovereign of Polynesia's last monarchy, known as George Tupou V in English, was crowned on a 2.5m golden throne as a 21-cannon salute rang out and church bells tolled.
The hour long coronation at Nuku'alofa's Centenary Free Wesleyan Church was full of European pomp and ceremony.