at first they worked for peter warner, who set up a fishing business in tonga. now the head of the church of tonga in america. mano trained as a chef and moved to australia. for half a century, he and peter warner have been best friends. whenever they can they go out for a sail, forever pulled back to the pacific ocean where their friendship began. why do you guys get along so well, you know, all these years after the rescue? >> totau: i think that we feel strongly in us that we have something to helping one another. >> warner: yeah, and also-- >> totau: teaching one another on it. >> warner: and also, we have a common beliefs that got you through that trial on the island, you know, love, compassion and-- >> totau: yeah. >> warner: justice, unity. >> totau: we both believe in the same thing. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> williams: the teenagers composed a song when they were on the island of ata, "siosionoa"-- seeing nothing everyday. it takes mano back to a time when they were longing for home, and before they could ever imagine that their story might have lessons for us all.

countries have monarchies, from the himalayan kingdom of bhutan and the streets of tokyo to the shores of tonga and queens wielding power that's intangible but influential. >> when you enter a royal family, when you realize is that you marry not only the crown prince, as i married, but you also marry the institution. and you marry the country. >> reporter: critics argue the monarchies of today are undemocratic, cost the taxpayers money, and are increasingly outdated. perhaps the most famous of the royals, the duke and duchess of sussex, the flaws of mond monarchy have been deeply felt. meghan markle joinin oprah winfrey open -- >> it's easy to have an image that's far from reality. that's what's tricky the past few years, when the perception and reality are two different thins and you're being judged on the perception, but you're living the reality of it. >> what was your reaction when you heard that prince harry and meghan were going to be stepping down as senior royals and moving to america, leaving the united kingdom? >> well, of course it's sad. but i wouldn't want to -- to place a judgment

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