George Tupou V the president of Hungary. During his time as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he had been made an officer of France's Legion of Honour. "Matangi Tonga" reported that George Tupou V died from leukaemia at 15:15 HKT on 18 March 2012 at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, though governing institutions in Tonga did not immediately confirm it. His brother and heir presumptive Tupouto'a Lavaka was at the hospital when he died. A statement was due following a cabinet meeting the day after his death. Radio Australia reported that Tonga's largest religious organisation, the Free Wesleyan Church, said
Coronation of the Nepalese monarch Coronation of the Nepalese monarch The Coronation of the Nepalese monarch was a rājyābhiṣeka, a Hindu religious ceremony in which the King of Nepal was crowned. The Kingdom of Nepal was the last Hindu monarchy in the world at the time of its dissolution in 2008. The coronation would happen on a date selected by court astronomers for its auspiciousness. On the chosen day, the new King would have eight different types of clay ceremoniously applied to parts of his body. He would then bathe in holy water before being sprinkled with a mixture of butter, milk, curd and honey