Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho

Nanasipauʻu
Queen Nanasipauʻu in 2019
Queen consort of Tonga
Tenure18 March 2012 – present
Coronation4 July 2015[1]
BornNanasipauʻu Vaea
(1954-03-08) 8 March 1954 (age 70)
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Spouse
(m. 1982)
IssuePrincess Latufuipeka
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prince Ata
Names
Nanasipauʻu Vaea
FatherBaron Vaea
MotherBaroness Tuputupu Vaea

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

Early life

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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

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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

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

Honours

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Orders

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Medals

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  •  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

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Family tree

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References

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  1. ^ Tonga Broadcasting Archived 2015-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "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.
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Vacant
Title last held by
Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
Queen consort of Tonga
2012–Present
Incumbent