The last Englishman dies
THE KING OF TONGA died near my house the other day.
No, I don’t live in Tonga.
The king preferred to have his medical treatment in Hong Kong, were hospitals have state-of-the art medical technology such as disposable tongue depressors, beds, hacksaws, etc.
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To most people, King George Tupou V was a shortish, heavy man who was always surrounded by an ento…
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