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# King of Tonga set to visit National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/king-of-tonga-set-to-visit-national-memorial-arboretum-near-lichfield/
- Published: 2009-12-28T10:30:53.000Z
- Updated: 2009-12-27T22:02:47.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Alrewas, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:47, News

![King George Tupou V](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tonga.jpg "tonga")

King George Tupou V

The King of Tonga is set to visit the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield.

King George Tupou V will be the first overseas head of state to visit the Arboretum at Alrewas when he makes his visit in 2010.

[According to the BBC](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8431746.stm?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk), the National Memorial Arboretum are hoping that the King will back their £8million expansion plans for the 150-acre site.

He studied at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst before taking the throne of the Commonwealth nation in 2006.