Royal Visit to Fiji and Tonga, 1953

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Fiji and Tonga shortly after her inauguration. To purchase a clean DVD or digital download of this film for personal home use or educational use only contact us at questions@archivesfarms.com. To license footage from this film for commercial use visit: www.travelfilmarchive.com

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Fiji
• Tonga
• 1953
• Queen Elizabeth
• Prince Philip
• stock footage
• south seas
• travelogue

[BALEnaVICO]

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

[sionelotulelei]

OUAAA MALIE FIJI SPEAR DANCE OR WATT!

[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]

@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.

[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!