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Queen Sālote Tupou III’s obstetric history

Saturday, 10 May 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Sālote was 18 years old and six months pregnant with her first child when she succeeded her father as Queen of Tonga. She gave birth to a healthy son named Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Tupoulahi on 4 July 1918, who would eventually succeed her as King. He was quickly followed by a second healthy son named Uiliami [read more]

Queen Sālote Tupou III – The death of Queen Lavinia

Thursday, 24 April 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga would hardly know her mother as she tragically passed away on 24 April 1902 at the age of just 23. Little Sālote was just two years old. Queen Lavinia Veiongo Fotu had gone to visit Princess ʻOfakivavaʻu, who had once been considered as a bride for Queen Lavinia’s husband, [read more]

The accession of Queen Sālote Tupou III

Saturday, 5 April 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

In early 1917, Princess Sālote’s father became ill, and it was clear that he was declining quickly. Around this time, a suitor for Sālote was settled on, and he met with the approval of the Privy Council, the public and the royal family. His name was Tungī Mailefihi. They were married on 19 September 1917. [read more]

Queen Sālote Tupou III travels to the UK for Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation

Sunday, 23 March 2025, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga had always admired the United Kingdom, and she was grateful for the protection they had given Tonga. She received several British honours, and she was an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Honorary [read more]

The early years of Queen Sālote Tupou III (Part two)

Friday, 14 March 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Sālote returned home to Tonga in December 1911 and immediately fell back into her role of royal princess. She regularly attended the Free Wesleyan Church and joined her father and stepmother for ceremonies and engagements. Early in the new year, Sālote’s grandfather became ill, and the family visited him on Fafa [read more]

ʻAnaseini Takipō, Queen of Tonga and unloved stepmother

Saturday, 1 March 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Sālote’s mother, Lavinia, died in 1902 when Sālote was just two years old. Her parents’ marriage had been quite controversial as King George had originally been meant to marry Princess ʻOfakivavaʻu, but he had chosen Lavinia instead. With Lavinia dead and in order to appease those who had been offended by his first marriage, [read more]