Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho Explained

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Nanasipauʻu
Coronation:4 July 2015[1]
Reign:18 March 2012 – present
Succession:Queen consort of Tonga
Full Name:Nanasipauʻu Vaea
Father:Baron Vaea
Mother:Baroness Tuputupu Vaea
Issue:Princess Latufuipeka
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prince Ata
Birth Name:Nanasipauʻu Vaea
Birth Date:8 March 1954
Birth Place:Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho, (née Nanasipauʻu Vaea; born 8 March 1954) is Queen of Tonga as the wife of King Tupou VI.

Early life

Nanasipauʻu Vaea is the daughter of the late Baron Vaea, a former Prime Minister of Tonga from 1991 to 2000, and the late Baroness Tuputupu Vaea.[2] She has six siblings:

Marriage and family

She was married at the Chapel Royal, at the Royal Palace, in Nukuʻalofa on 11 December 1982 to Tupou VI. The couple have three children[3] and four grandchildren.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Their eldest child, Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho (Angelika Lātūfuipeka Halaevalu Mataʻaho Napua-o-kalani Tukuʻaho), born on November 17, 1983, has been the High Commissioner to Australia since August 22, 2012.[8]

Their second child, Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala (Siaosi Manumataongo ʻAlaivahamamaʻo ʻAhoʻeitu Konstantin Tukuʻaho), born on September 17, 1985, married his second cousin, Sinaitakala Fakafanua, on July 12, 2012.[9] They have four children: Prince Taufaʻahau Manumataongo (born May 10, 2013),[10] Princess Halaevalu Mataʻaho (born July 12, 2015),[11] Princess Nanasipauʻu (born March 20, 2018),[12] and Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu (born February 25, 2021).[13]

Their third child is Prince Ata (Viliami ʻUnuaki-ʻo-Tonga Mumui Lalaka-Mo-e-ʻEiki Tukuʻaho), born on April 27, 1988.[14]

Notable published works

Honours

Orders

Medals

Ancestry

Family tree

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tonga-broadcasting.net/uploads/2/8/1/9/2819652/media_release_2014_dec_5___tonga_national_public_holidays_for_2015.pdf Tonga Broadcasting
  2. News: Baron Vaea passes away after a long life of service . . 8 June 2009 . 8 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161006023304/https://matangitonga.to/2009/06/08/baron-vaea-passes-away-after-long-life-service . 6 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Royal Family Members . 21 February 2023 . Tongan Royal Palace.
  4. Web site: 2013-05-09 . New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland . 2023-09-24 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  5. Web site: 2014-07-14 . Tonga's new Princess Halaevalu Mata'aho . 2023-09-24 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  6. Web site: 2018-03-20 . New Princess born – HRH Princess Nanasipau'u . 2023-09-24 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  7. Web site: 2021-02-26 . Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu – Tonga's new baby Princess . 2023-09-24 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  8. Web site: 2012-08-26 . Princess Latufuipeka appointed Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826203518/http://www.pmo.gov.to/news-today/royalty/3992-princess-latufuipeka-appointed-tongas-high-commissioner-to-australia . 26 August 2012 . 2023-09-24 . Tonga Government Portal.
  9. Web site: Pearlman . Jonathan . 12 July 2012 . Tongan crown prince marries second cousin . 14 December 2022 . The Telegraph.
  10. Web site: 2013-05-09 . New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland . 2023-09-24 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  11. Web site: 2014-07-14 . Tonga's new Princess Halaevalu Mata'aho . 2023-09-24 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  12. Web site: 2018-03-20 . New Princess born – HRH Princess Nanasipau'u . 2023-09-24 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  13. Web site: 2021-02-26 . Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu – Tonga's new baby Princess . 2023-09-24 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  14. Web site: Royal Family Members . 21 February 2023 . Tongan Royal Palace.
  15. http://www.radionz.co.nz/assets/news/42632/eight_col_QUEEN2.jpg?1435964419 Radionz

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