Queen Sālote and her daughter-in-law had been in London for two weeks when it was finally coronation day on 2 June 1953. She and Mataʻaho would not be travelling together on that day and would also not be seated together in Westminster Abbey as Mataʻaho had a seat in the stands. Mataʻaho left the house [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]
Halaevalu Mata’aho ʻAhomeʻe, or Her Majesty The Queen Mother of Tonga has died at the age of 90 in a hospital in New Zealand. She was born on 29 May 1926 as the eldest daughter of Ahome’e (Manu-‘o-pangai) and his wife, Heuʻifanga. Through her mother, she was a great-great-granddaughter of the last King of the Tu’i [read more]
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