Women carry ngata mat from the Queen Mother's village as a gift for the bride's family before the Crown Prince's Wedding, Tonga

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Ngata mat - tapa - made by the people of the Queen Mother's village as a gift for the family of the Crown Prince's bride, to be given at a traditional cultural ceremony two days before the Royal Wedding. As part of the traditional ceremony the Crown Prince walks to the home of his bride's family. It is the home of her brother, a nobleman, Lord Fakafanua, in the neighbourhood of Ma'ufanga, in the east of Nuku'alofa. The bride to be is the Crown Prince's second cousin. Wedding is of His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Tupouto'a ‘Ulukalala and Hon. Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana 'i Fanakavakilangi Fakafanua. Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga, South Pacific

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Size: 4134px × 2756px
Location: the neighbourhood of Ma'ufanga, in the east of Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Photo credit: © Mike Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
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