The future Queen Sālote had been a healthy child. There were no reports of any ill health until she began her childbearing years. She had some tearing during her first childbirth that led to the problems, which she believed had caused her three miscarriages. By the 1930s, she felt generally unwell. She was examined at [read more]
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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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