'News. Tongan king George Tupou V has London tailors fashioning robes for his $4m celebrity coronation bash...' "...and how big would you like the pockets, your majesty?" "Enormous thanks... big enough to take the aid upon which we are so dependent!" 8 May, 2008
- Description:
- Shows King George Tupou V of Tonga being measured for his coronation robes by a London tailor. When the tailor asks the king how big he would like the pockets, the king says that they need to be big enough to take the aid upon which they are so dependent. Refers to the extravagant coronation ceremony about to take place in Tonga, a country dependent on foreign aid. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
- Display date:
- 2008
- Location:
- Tonga
- Format:
- Item
- Collections:
- TAPUHI
- Content partner:
- Alexander Turnbull Library
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