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Tamara Voninski / oculi Kingdom of Tonga September 2006 King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, 88, of the Kingdom of Tonga in the pacific died on September 11, 2006. King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was buried September 19, 2006 in the Kingdom of Tonga in an elaborate funeral. Teenagers wearing traditional mourning mats called ta'ovala wrapped around their waists play with a mobile phone as members of their village present gifts of food to the Royal family in the week after the funeral in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. 11698