After attending the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London, Queen Sālote went on a two-week tour of Scotland, the Isle of Man and Ireland. She and her daughter-in-law, Mataʻaho, then travelled to Paris and Rome, where they had an audience with Pope Pius XII on 20 July 1953. Queen Sālote wrote about the meeting [read more]
Queen Sālote of Tonga had two sons who survived to adulthood. Her third son, Prince Uiliami Tuku‘aho, died at the age of 16 of dropsy. Her two surviving sons, Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Tupoulahi and Sione Ngū Manumataongo, were married in a double wedding. The European-style wedding took place on 10 June 1947. For Tuʻipelehake, as Prince [read more]
Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe was born on 29 May 1926 as the daughter of the Hon. Tevita Manu-’o-pangai ‘Ahome’e and Heuʻifanga Veikune. Her father held the posts of Governor of Vava’u and Ha’apai and Minister for Police. Her mother was a great-granddaughter of the last King of the Tuʻi Tonga Empire. She received her education at [read more]
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