Editing Tupou VI (section)

=== Coronation ===
[[File:Kingtupou.jpg|thumb|left|King Tupou VI after his coronation ceremony in [[Nukuʻalofa]] on 4 July 2015]]
King Tupou VI and [[Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho|Queen Nanasipau’u]] were crowned in a ceremony conducted at Centenary Church in [[Nukuʻalofa]] on 4 July 2015 by the Reverend [[D'Arcy Wood (minister)|D'Arcy Wood]], a retired [[Uniting Church in Australia]] minister who was born in Tonga. He was assisted by the Reverend 'Ahio and the Reverend Tevita Havea, the president and the secretary general of the [[Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fonua |first1=Pesi |last2=Folau |first2=Linny |date=4 July 2015 |title=HM King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u crowned at Centenary Church |url=http://matangitonga.to/2015/07/04/hm-king-tupou-vi-and-queen-nanasipau-u-crowned-centenary-church |access-date=4 July 2015 |work=[[Matangi Tonga]] |publisher=[[Vava'u Press]]}}</ref> About 15,000 guests attended the celebration.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 July 2015 |title=Tonga crowns King Tupou VI in lavish public coronation, parties |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-04/tonga-formally-crowns-king-tupou-vi-in-lavish-coronation/6595288 |access-date=21 February 2023 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref>

During the ceremony, Tupou VI was anointed with holy oil, adorned with a ring, and presented with a sceptre. The crown was then placed on his head by Wood, who performed the anointing and crowning as a matter of circumventing the taboo on native Tongans touching the King's head.<ref name="abc">{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Liam |date=4 July 2015 |title=Tonga crowns King Tupou VI in lavish public coronation, parties |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-04/tonga-formally-crowns-king-tupou-vi-in-lavish-coronation/6595288 |access-date=4 July 2015 |publisher=ABC News |location=Nukuʻalofa}}</ref> The celebrations ran for a total of eleven days, beginning a week before the ceremony.<ref name="abc" />