Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho

Queen of Tonga since 2012

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:

• Dowager Lady Luseane Luani, born Luseane Vaea (widow of Sione Laumanuʻuli Luani).
• ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou, Lord Vaea, who married the sister of Lord Fakafānua, Siatukimoana Fakafānua Vaea, The Honourable Lady Vaea. She is the paternal aunt of Crown Princess Sinaitakala.
• Lady ʻAmelia Luoluafetuʻu, born ʻAmelia Luoluafetuʻu Vaea (former-wife of The Noble Lasike).
• Dame Cassandra Vaea, (formerly Cassandra Tuku'aho) former-wife of Prince Tuipelehake (formerly Viliami Sione Ngu Takeivulai Tuku'aho) son of Tu'ipelehake (Mailefihi) and his former wife Mele Vikatolia Faletau.
• Moimoikimofuta Kaifahina Vaea.
• Ratu Edward Palalaika 'a Tungi Vaea.^[2]

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

• Kaeppler, A.L.; Taumoefolau, M.; Tukuʻaho, N., & Wood-Ellem, E. (2004): Songs and poems of Queen Salote. ISBN 978-982-213-008-9

Honours

Orders

•  Tonga:
  • Member of the King George Tupou V Royal Family Order (1 August 2011)^{[citation needed]}
  • Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Salote Tupou III (30 June 2015)^[15]
  • Dame Grand Cross, Special Class of the Most Devoted Order of the Royal Household

Medals

•  Tonga:
  • Recipient of the King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Coronation Silver Jubilee Medal (4 July 1992)^{[citation needed]}
  • Recipient of the King George Tupou V Coronation Medal (1 August 2008)^{[citation needed]}
  • Recipient of the King George Tupou VI Coronation Medal (4 July 2015)^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry

Family tree

References

1. Tonga Broadcasting Archived 2015-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Baron Vaea passes away after a long life of service". Matangi Tonga. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
3. "Royal Family Members". Tongan Royal Palace. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
4. "New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland". Matangi Tonga. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
5. "Tonga's new Princess Halaevalu Mata'aho". Matangi Tonga. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
6. "New Princess born – HRH Princess Nanasipau'u". Matangi Tonga. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
7. "Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu – Tonga's new baby Princess". Matangi Tonga. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
8. "Princess Latufuipeka appointed Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia". Tonga Government Portal. 2012-08-26. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
9. Pearlman, Jonathan (12 July 2012). "Tongan crown prince marries second cousin". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
10. "New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland". Matangi Tonga. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
11. "Tonga's new Princess Halaevalu Mata'aho". Matangi Tonga. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
12. "New Princess born – HRH Princess Nanasipau'u". Matangi Tonga. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
13. "Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu – Tonga's new baby Princess". Matangi Tonga. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
14. "Royal Family Members". Tongan Royal Palace. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
15. Radionz