The future Princess Hitachi, Hanako Tsugaru, received this tiara when she married Masahito, Prince Hitachi, in 1964. Embed from Getty Images Masahito, Prince Hitachi, is the younger son of Emperor Hirohito, and he is currently third and last in the line of succession. The new tiara was called the Mikimoto Pearl and Diamond tiara, and [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Many princesses were active in nursing, but not everyone knows their stories. Princesses on the Wards by Coryne Hall covers the princesses who wanted to make themselves useful during the many conflicts in the world. Princesses from the Victorian age to the present day are included. From the well-known Empress Alexandra of [read more]
Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi are national heroines of Vietnam.[1] They led a massive rebellion against Han Chinese rule and were made queens. Even though they were ultimately defeated, they became symbols of Vietnam’s resistance against foreign invasion.[2] Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi have been honoured in a temple and at an [read more]
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]
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]
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