I am sorry to hear of the death of the King of Tonga.
When he was the Crown Prince I was privileged to make his aquaintance to the extent we became friends and I was able to spend many hours socialising with him, including having him at our home on occasions. He had lots of eccentricistys that only helped to endear me to to his great sense of humour and his great intellect.
I had many hours of entertainment in his company over this time. I did not speak to him for some years and certainly not since he become monarch but have followed the way he has been trying to bring a greater degree of democracy to the Kingdom.
I will always have fond memories of him as a person, his sense of humour and friendship.

John McDonald, Te Puke.