State Funeral For King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga

NUKU'ALOFA, TONGA - SEPTEMBER 19: The coffin of late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV is lowered into the Tomb by the bearer party at the Mala'e Kula burial site during the State Funeral for King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga at his chielfy burial ground on September 19, 2006 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV died on September 10, 2006 after a long illness. He was 88 and had been ruler of Tonga since the death of his mother in 1965. Crown Prince Tupouto'a has taken over the king's duties. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)