There are two countries in the world where new monarchs are crowned with a Christian liturgy — crowned, that is, in the literal sense of having metal placed on their heads. One, obviously, is the United Kingdom. The other is Tonga, where a British-style coronation involving the local Anglican archbishop has been tacked onto the older ritual of ceremonial kava-drinking.

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