Royal Visit to Fiji and Tonga, 1953

[BudsRitova]

ya-ko-na...hehehehe...

[kalanimose]

oh nice video!



[TheAustronesianUnity]

@nesianification Brother na kia Tonga and the kia Viti are the same people lol their closer to each other then any other island basically mana same people mixed ofc but Viti was given to Queen Elizabeth if it wasn't then Viti would probably be part of Tonga 100 % sure about that lol.

[fijimonster]

The song that the young girls sing at Adi Cakabau School, was later taught to other girls of other schools and later generations.

[spiritfingers1]

First meke (Vakamalolo) is obviously performed by Lau people because the Dau ni vucu says "Taha" "Ua" which is tongan counting. I am inclined to believe the Meke Wesi (spear dance) is part of the "Maravu Levu" commissioned by the vunivalu of Bau Ratu Popi Seniloli & first composed/performed by the Nakelo people in the 1930s for the royal visit to Fiji of the Duke of Gloucester "Prince William Henry" . Meke iri (Fan dance) is an ancient chant about the Ciri & Vu (spirit protectors) of Fiji.

[spiritfingers1]

@BALEnaVICO Vinaka! I stand corrected re "meke wesi" so then is the "manua sa yawa" meke separate story to the lutunasobasoba legend of Vuda? Also am assuming the "Ranadi" to be an earlier canoe to the one built by Ratu Seru Cakobau for the tui tonga in the 1700s....Anyway fantastic meke wesi! and it's a shame no meke seem to be performed with precision and numbers these days....

[spiritfingers1]

@spiritfingers1 Or are you saying "manua sa yawa" was commissioned by the "Bose levu vaka turaga"  for the Royal visit & for the people of Vaturova to perform? Meke totoka sara oi kemudou na va kania na kai tonga!

[spiritfingers1]

@BALEnaVICO Waqa Kuta vaka na waqa ni Ijipita? Would have been very daring & some voyage to travel open seas on a waqa kuta. I don't know the talanoa ni "yavu Vuni-ivi-levu" but I will ask my mother or my sister in law who is from tunuloa I guess she should know & some of my family should know as well. Noqu nana kaya ni ira na turaga levu dou vei lesi ira na tamata me meke se cava tale me cakava ki na soqo levu. It's a shame the complete footage of the mekes/ceremonies aren't available.

[Russ4Puss89]

the queen drank it though remember this ppl!

Britain will always respect those and protect those who respect Britain, Fiji and Fijians are lovley people who should be allowed to live in Britain and go as they please

[BALEnaVICO]

Vei kemuni na kai Lomaiviti, ya gona na meke ni kai Vanua Levu..

[crangcrong]

@BALEnaVICO tauvico



[macvatu]

It is customary in most Pacific Islands to squat or sit down when high ranking guests are on official visits such as you witness here. You may wave and applaud but not too boorish or undully 'loud' in your behaviour. The Royals of course were aware of these customs and took no offence. And as for FIJI, it wasn't grabbed by Britain, but high ranking chiefs asked Britain to administer the islands due to persistent threats from Americans about their debts. Fiji is now back independent.

[macvatu]

Just love that men's spear dance, as well as the girls' fan dance by Adi Cakobau Girls School. There was live broadcast on FIJI BROADCASTING COMMISSION(FBC) and we in Kadavu Schools gathered at Vunisea for sports and celebrations.

[fijiboy68]

The Queen drank grog....mada! 

[mahina994]

TONGA :)

[CROSSROAD72]

The "Maravu Levu" meke - tells the story of the 7 storey boat of the dead! Wonder if there will ever be a full staged performance of that meke - belongs to the Nakelo people of Tailevu! They say that more than 1000 meke can perform the meke in once setting without even completing the full 7 cycle!

[kamahamo1]

At 20:00. If i were the Tongans, i would have fired those canons at Queen Elizabeths ships.LMAO!!

[mattandpatti222]

@kamahamo1 I almost puked at her lizard lips! This is the white Gentile rule the Bible talks about from the Serpents kids off of CAIN. They rule the whole world and kill all the colored people of YA.

[spiritfingers1]

@mattandpatti222 Tikolo! gusu ni valepo! lol!

[BALEnaVICO]

vaturova man...bale na vico

[macvatu]

I was still at school by during this Royal Visit. it does bring tears to my eyes now thinking of all my relatives were alive and present there in Suva on the day. Thanks for posting this. Queen Salote of course was present in London for Queen Elizabeth's coronation the same year, 1953. We had to make do with Radio Broadcast in those days.

[10ooh3]

Did u guys notice how fijian those Tongans looked at 17:31? Hehehe

[Holonga11]

please sent  more is awesome malo

[Holonga11]

malo 'aupito iwas born 1958 as a dream my mom told about those days

[Holonga11]

remember 1953 i wasnt born 1958 people on that time most pass away

[Holonga11]

remember 1953 i wasnt born 1958

[maenamae]

somewhere out there in that crowd in albert park are my grandparents LOL probably showing they stuff to her majesty doin they meke ayy!

[marcamus077]

I love this, there is so much people don't know about their own monarch and country, Fiji and Tonga are such wonderful allies to Great Britain, and so under rated. God save the Queen!

[EliteBusJr]

damn that spear dance was amazing

[polynesianrootz]

dat was a very sad farewell from beautiful queen salote and her beautiful people to a beautiful queen elizabeth. couldn,t helped my tears because i can see myself in tonga. jst missed her first visit cause i was born the year after. i got to see her second visit to tonga though. i know all those places on the clip. I grew up in the main town. I used to tulihopo at uafu vuna and hulohula at vuna hall. i also used to play basketball at pangai sii. those were the days. miss my beautiful people.

[crangcrong]

WANA-NICE DINA

[elchasai]

i don't see any indo-fijians in this video!

[USPMONTANA]

@elchasai - they boycotted the event! Coz the queen was supposed to come on the Leonidas to take them -

[max2shay]

that spear dance was epic...m so proud of my heritage...our ancestors did great...vinaka vakalevu

[22871987]

The Queen looks so beautiiful,young and full of life. Long Live the Queen :)

[KoiNadi]

This is so Historical!! Like we're in 2010 Now..Thank You For allowing this vision to live on

[lunafringe10]

the british must have stolen a lot there as well

[ranpoo9412]

Do you have a clips or photos of her visit to Fiji around 1964-1966, She visited a town, Labasa, in Vanua Levu. I was there in group of student presenting items.

[lunafringe10]

celebrating what? servitude and slavery?

[Islandbratha]

Fijians were never indulged in slavery, and so did the Tongans... This was celebrating the opening of the Great councils of Chiefs in Fiji in which the Queen of England being the head chief of the variant and vast peoples of Fiji, to open it to help unite the warrior archipelago!

[spiritfingers1]

Hi lunafringe10 Fiji and most of the rest of the pacific have had a tradition of Serfdom where Chiefs/Kings/Queens had the power of life or death over everyone else, and so servitude and slavery has been part of our cultures for thousands of years. Democracy is not a tradition of the first pacific peoples and serfdom is still ingrained in our traditions to this day.

[Moatunu]

'Ofa atu to all the Tongan - Kai Viti brothers and sisters. Queen Salote was one of the Pacific's greatest monarchs may her legacy live on...

[aivitii09]

Manua sa yawa!!! Bale na vico!!

[Islandbratha]

tongans love their food!

[sokaleti39]

what do u get when a fijian and a tongan get to together? LAUAN!!! GO TONGA!!! im a tongan but i know my ancestors come frm lau so i love fiji to cheeeoooo!!!

[rhonyrun]

Blak Strong!

[paynezesty]

TONGAN PRIDE

[sionelotulelei]

man fijian dancez are so similar wid tongan onezz

[tukast]

@sionelotulelei , Yes Bro, the seated dancers are from the Lau Group in eastern Fiji and are performing the Lakalaka

[100yrsable]

tukast it call a TAFI..seating dance....lakalaka is a standing one...

vinaka

[spiritfingers1]

Hi 100yrsable, some of the dancers are sitting and some are standing so it should be called TAFILAKA lol! my sister in laws family are from Tunuloa and they call it SEASEA so must be different names in different district. my fathers family are Bauan and they just call it VAKAMALOLO whether you sit down or stand up to perform action song.

[sionelotulelei]

OUAAA MALIE FIJI SPEAR DANCE OR WATT!

[maal0dox]

meeeeeaan ! malie malie .. go TONGA hehe

love fiji too xx

[marvinthemonster]

that fijian meke made me feel so proud to be kai viti (from fiji) big kaila to all the fijians out deer!!

[USPMONTANA]

sa yawa na spear dance..

[lewanavanua]

sa yawa....i wonder who the people are participating in the welcoming ceremony?

[EazyE275]

wow

I Could Definitely Enjoy Staying At Tonga

By The Looks Of It

And Fiji =0

[100yrsable]

WE DONT NEED YOU EITHER...HAHAHA

[EliteBusJr]

That Fijian Spear Dance is siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

[100yrsable]

haha elite....i knw it looks sick...coz fijian dance depicts WAR....and off course fijians a Cannibal....ie we EAT PEOPLE...hihihi

[EliteBusJr]

Sick as in Cool, Awesome,Amazing

[marylocks92]

lol, my dad just turned one :O:O I luv the Canoe, so beautiful :X Luv FIJI!!

[EliteBusJr]

this is slooooow

[lovelyhena]

wonderful video of Her Majesty....not forgetting the warmth of Tongan and Fijian people.....hope to see more of this video.....

malo 'aupito.....

[aisokulaguy]

this is a great video my grandmother told me about wen the Queen came to fiji

how wonderful its just really great that this video is on

thank you

[KoiNadi]

@aisokulaguy Me too,... I only ever heard stories about the time the Queen Came To Fiji.. so amazing to find actual footage on youtube..

[philia801005]

malo fau hono vahevahe mai 'a e ng koloa mahu'inga 'o e fonua 'a e 'a'ahi fkpule'anga 'a Kuini 'Ilisapesi ... pehe ki he vakai atu ki he hoihoifua 'a e Fale 'o Ha'a Moheofo !!!! ...

Ka 'oku toe 'iai ha'o video pehe ni pea katakai hokohoko atu ho'o vahevahe e ...

Malo 'aupito ... philia

[patisi]

Wonderful.. Thanks for posting this up. Proud of my Tongan heritage.

[sthcrox]

what an awesome video!!!!!!!!!! Queen Salote!

[Rico8458]

under the rule of the British, did they treat you good or not?

[jeffreybert45]

It was like an old mate invited for a barbie & a few cold ones.

[Rico8458]

i stand corrected. you are right. it is very nice indeed. what made her go there then?

[rockdalefijians]

FIJI IS UNDER BRITISH RULE THT TIME...thts the reason for the  visit

[jeffreybert45]

it's her Royal Duty.

[Rico8458]

funny, everyone looks lazy sitting on the floor everywhere. hahahah

[rockdalefijians]

what u mean lazy...thats our way of respect ..we dont stand if a high ranking person pass by...don u think thts beautful and unique...

[marylocks92]

o_O we sit down the same way people bow for respect. stop being ignorant kid.

[Rico8458]

that was a real backwater then.

[TonganKid310]

luv the vid...

[rockdalefijians]

thx 4 this wonderful clip..i can see my gr8 grand mother n her sister doin the MAU'LUULU..0520..0540..

THX FOR SHARING