Talk:George Tupou V

message: I don't want to anger anyone,but why "George Tupou"?This is the western form of the name sof the two kings and it is not the main recognised in Tonga.As well as that his father is listed here as "Taufa'ahau Tupou IV" and I believe his son should be named under his full royal name "Taufa'ahau Tupou V".New Babylon
PS:Does anyone notice how many monarchs have died within the past year?
First King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
Then Pope John Paul II.,
The Rainier III. of Monaco,
Then Shaikh Jabir III. of Kuiwait,
Then (Im not sure if before or after) Maktoum III. of Dubai
Then Tunku Syed 'Idrus bin Tunku Syed Mohammed Al-Qadri,the Tunku Besar of Tampin,one of Malayisias traditional monarchies,
Then Dame Te Atairangikaahu,the Maori Queen
And now Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.,King of Tonga.
I believe the years 2005-2006 can be named the "Year of the Death of Kings".
:By the way King Khalid of Saudi Arabia died in 1982, it was his successor King Fahd who died in 2005. GoodDay 14:45, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I was so deeply shocked by the death of his majesty,that I made a mistake when reffering to other,most depresing events.But my questioning of the nameing stil stands.New Babylon
Given the number of monarchies in the world, and the life expectancies, we can perhaps calculate the expected number of royal funerals per year. – Kaihsu 17:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: How does the line of succession look now? – Kaihsu 10:43, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, I see Line of succession to the Tongan Throne. – Kaihsu 14:35, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: line of succession

message: Does this mean no legitimate children, or no acknowledged children?  And why "no legal children" and not "no children"?  Does this mean that he has children?  Guettarda 15:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He has at least one illegimate daughter, a student at Queen Salote College (at least until a few years ago). Everybody knows. Unfortunately it is hard to get this confirmed in writing, and as such we cannot put it in the main article. --Tauʻolunga 19:50, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

text: The Tongan constitution has different ideas about that, see Line of succession to the Tongan Throne --Tauʻolunga 22:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Found, it is 'Ilima Lei Tohi --Tauʻolunga 08:00, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legal children 

message: An anon editor at 203.24.6.121 keeps deleting cited information about the king's illegitimate daughter.  This needs to stop.  Can an IP address be banned? --Jfruh (talk) 18:01, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reported him as a vandal. Hopefully that helps. --Tauʻolunga 18:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks i have also reported Vicky 23 v (talk) 01:44, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  203.24.6.121, please stop 

message: There was a national geographic article on him and tonga. It mentioned something about the crown prince saying without royal guidance the people of Tonga would urinate in elevators.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.83.164.35 (talk) 21:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article 

message: I don't know whether it's worth putting in the article, but this is how The Independent describes King George:
:George Tupou V is an Oxford and Sandhurst graduate with an upper-crust English accent and only scant interest in Tonga's culture. A computer geek, he favours Savile Row suits, or a military uniform, complete with pith helmet, monocle and sword. He is driven around the main island, Tongatapu, in a black London taxi – which, he once explained, was "easier to get in and out of when you're wearing a sword".
:His 109,000 subjects may be tolerant of such foibles but they are less forgiving of other sins, such as his use of state assets to fund his jet-set lifestyle; his lukewarm attitude to Tonga's twin religions, Christianity and rugby; his refusal to live in the Royal Palace; and, perhaps worst, his lack of a wife. Aridd (talk) 17:47, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Newspaper description 

message: The article stated: "In addition, the King announced that there will be parliamentary reform and elections in 2010". 
I did read about the outcome of this, but where for citation etc. I can't remember, so have just changed the text to "would" from "will" - but if anyone could fill out what actually happened that would clearly be much more useful than such tinkering.
(Is there a tag for items that are in future tense for past dates? I failed to find one)
Icarusgeek (talk) 16:16, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: for the entire section, or  for an inline tag.-gadfium 18:49, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks Gadfium - tag applied :-) Icarusgeek (talk) 19:11, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Election held 

message: Can we move this to Siaosi Tupou V? Why use English for a Tongan king?  --KAVEBEAR (talk) 10:43, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: :::Okey it seems article 32 is only the RULES os succession, nothing automatic that he has succeeded just that hes sucessor as hes been for a while now:
:::The right and title of King George Tupou I to the Crown and the Throne of this 
Kingdom were confirmed by the Constitution of 1875 and it was further
declared in the said Constitution that the succession to the Crown and Throne
should devolve upon David Uga and then upon Wellington Gu and then upon
them begotten by him in marriage and if at any time there be no heirs of
Wellington Gu the Crown and Throne shall descend in accordance with the
following law of succession:
It shall be lawful only for those born in marriage to succeed.
The succession shall be to the eldest male child and the heirs of his body but if
he should have no children to the second male child and the heirs of his body
and so on until all the male line shall be ended.
Should there be no male child the eldest female child shall succeed and the heirs
of her body and if she should have no children it shall descend to the second
female child and the heirs of her body until the female line is ended.
And if there shall be none of this line of David Uga lawful descendants by
marriage to succeed to the Crown of Tonga it shall descend to William Tungi
and his lawful heirs begotten by him in marriage and to their heirs begotten by
them.
And if there should be no lawful heir the King shall appoint his heir if the House
of Nobles consent to it (the representatives of the people having no voice in the
matter) and he shall be publicly declared heir to the Crown during the King's
life.
Should there be no heir to the Crown or successor who has been so publicly
proclaimed the Prime Minister or in his absence the Cabinet ministers shall
convoke the nobles of the Legislative Assembly (the representatives of the
people having no voice in the matter) and when they meet the House of Nobles
shall choose by ballot some one of the chiefs whom they wish to succeed as
King. And he shall succeed as the first of a new dynasty and he and the heirs of
his body born in marriage shall possess the Crown according to law.
And in the event of there being none to succeed according to this law the Prime
Minister or in his absence the Cabinet ministers shall again convoke the nobles
of the Legislative Assembly in accordance with this law and they shall choose
one to succeed to the Throne as the first of a new dynasty and so on according to
this law for ever.(Lihaas (talk) 07:34, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no such thing as a sede vacante in a monarchy based on the principle of automatic hereditary succession. Tupou VI became King when his brother died. But if you want a source to finally put an end to this, here it is: "Paula Ma'u, Secretary for Information and Communications said the new king, the rightful heir to the throne automatically succeeded his older brother the late King George Tupou V following his death on March 18, in Hong Kong." Aridd (talk) 09:11, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Constitution/surces discussion

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message: There seems to be very few photographs of Tupou V as a young man especially at Sandhurst. And also it seems he may have been taller than his father or maybe it is a perspective issues. See http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/king-of-tonga-taufaahau-tupou-iv-and-his-wife-queen-news-photo/461481104
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