A Sad Day for Tongans Everywhere... Even in Cyberspace

The King of Tonga, at one time the world's heaviest monarch at 444 lbs, and the unofficial ruler of this very blog, has passed on to the big diner in the sky. O Large One, may your celestial road be paved with pork chops; may taro sprout at your feet.

Above, his daughter, Princess Pilolevu, follows his (literally) king-sized hearse. To the right, a portrait by Jeffery Vallance (whoever that is). (Nice portrait though, no?)