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'Items being specially created for the $4m celebrity coronation of Tongan king, George Tupou V...' 12 May, 2008

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Shows four frames with an image in each of items specially created for the coronation of Tongan King George Tupou V. The first frame shows his crown, the second his sceptre, the third his robes and the fourth his throne. The throne is a toilet with a bag containing 'foreign $ aid' about to be flushed down it. Refers to the huge expenditure being spent on the coronation of the king of Tonga when...
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2008
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