Tonga now has formal relations with many countries, but perhaps its longest-running formal relationship is with the United Kingdom. Expeditions to Tonga were led by the British explorer James Cook in 1773, 1774 and 1777. Missionaries travelled to Tonga, which led to conversions to Christianity – more specifically, Wesleyan Methodism – and strong religious ties [read more]
ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku was born on 18 May 1850 as the daughter of Tēvita ʻUnga, who became Crown Prince of Tonga in 1875, and Fifita Vava’u. Her father was born to a secondary wife, so he only became Crown Prince after the death of his younger half-brother, Prince Vuna Takitakimālohi. Fusipala’s grandfather was the first [read more]
Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg has died at the age of 100. She died yesterday in a nursing home in Stockholm. Her daughter told TT, “It was calm and peaceful, she was surrounded by her closest relatives and fell asleep at the nursing home on Gärdet in Stockholm. She was over 100 years old, with [read more]
Queen Sālote had left Tonga on 23 March 1953 to attend the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London. After a long journey, England came into view on 17 May, and she disembarked at Southampton on 18 May. The coronation was set to take place on 2 June. Queen Sālote attracted attention from the moment [read more]
On 17 April 1770, Marie Antoinette swore on a bible to renounce her rights to the Austrian hereditary lands through her mother and to Lorraine through her father. This was done to ensure that no claims were made through the female line should the male line fail. That evening, her brother Joseph II, Holy Roman [read more]
John Gore Studios has given a first look at Joan Collins as the Duchess of Windsor in The Bitter End. She will star alongside Isabella Rossellini, who will star as Suzanne Blum, a French lawyer who was part of the Duchess’s last years of her life. The screenplay will explore “the chilling true story of [read more]
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