Medal of Merit : Sovereign Recipient of the Red Cross Medal : Sovereign Recipient of the King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV Silver Jubilee Medal Foreign : Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour Bagrationi-Mukhrani Georgian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of the Eagle of Georgia : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I Two Sicilian Royal Family: Recipient of the Gold Benemerenti Medal : Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nine Gems : Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Chula Chom Klao Ancestry See the Tongan language page and ancestor's page ... Family tree References External links King George Tupou V interviewed by the BBC, 31 July 2008 The New King of Tonga gallery King George Tupou V Passing out parade, Sandhurst, 1968 |- 1948 births 2012 deaths Alumni of the University of Oxford People educated at King's College, Auckland Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst People educated at The Leys School People from Tongatapu Tongan monarchs Deaths from cancer in Hong Kong Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) Officiers of the Légion d'honneur George Tupou V Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Tonga Foreign ministers of Tonga