George Tupou V - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

On 15 September 2011 he received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary from Pál Schmitt, the president of Hungary. In February 2012 the King received the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I from Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro.. During his time as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was made an officer of France's Legion of Honour.

During his reign George Tupou V oversaw reforms within the Tongan honours system which both expanded the number of Orders in the Kingdom and created rules to make the award of these Orders more egalitarian.

His Tongan Orders were :

• The Order of Pouono
• The Order of the Crown of Tonga
• The Royal Military Order of St George (founded by King George Tupou V in 2009)
• The Most Illustrious Order of Queen Salote Tupou III (founded by King George Tupou V in 2008 to be awarded more liberally than the Order of the Crown of Tonga)
• The Order of King George Tupou I (fell into abeyance during his reign)
• The Most Devoted Royal Household Order of Tonga (founded 2009)
• The King George V Royal Family Order (founded 2008)