In November 1918, the first major disaster of Queen Sālote’s reign happened – the Spanish flu. The ship Talune from the Union Steam Ship Company had arrived in Nuku’alofa on 12 November 1918, and quarantine regulations had not been properly enforced. It had also stopped at Fiji, Western Sāmoa, Vava’u and Ha’apai before arriving in [read more]
On 5 November 1919, Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga gave birth to a second healthy son, Prince Uiliami Tuku‘aho. He joined an elder brother, Crown Prince Tāufaʻāhau, and in 1922, they were joined by a third and final brother, Prince Sione Ngū Manumataongo. Shortly after the birth of her third son, Queen Sālote went [read more]
On 4 November 1965, Queen Sālote departed Tonga to seek medical treatment for her cancer. It would be the last time she would see her beloved country. By the mid-1950s, Sālote was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. She would need to be monitored carefully, watch her diet and inject herself with insulin. At the time, not [read more]
The future consort of Queen Sālote Tupou III was born on 1 November 1887 as the son of Siaosi Tukuʻaho and Lady Mele Siuʻilikutapu. From an early age, he was accustomed to being in command. As was usual with high-born children, he was carried around by his personal matāpule. When he was eight years old, [read more]
In Tonga, there were at least three titles, known as lines of “kings.” Membership of the aristocracy was determined by one’s descent from the most ancient and thus the highest line, which was called the Tu’i Tonga. Before the Tupou dynasty, there was also the line of the Tu’i Ha’atakalaua, which went extinct in 1799. [read more]
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. Wedding preparations began in earnest, and there [read more]
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