Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho
Queen of Tonga since 2012
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Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho (née Nanasipauʻu Vaea; born 8 March 1954) is Queen of Tonga as the wife of King Tupou VI.
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8 March 1954
Nuku'alofa, Kingdom of Tonga
| Nanasipauʻu | |||||
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Nanasipauʻu in 2019 | |||||
| Queen consort of Tonga | |||||
| Tenure | 18 March 2012 – present | ||||
| Coronation | 4 July 2015[1] | ||||
| Born | Nanasipauʻu Vaea 8 March 1954 Nuku'alofa, Kingdom of Tonga | ||||
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| Issue | Princess Latufuipeka Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Prince Ata | ||||
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| Father | Baron Vaea | ||||
| Mother | Baroness Tuputupu Vaea | ||||
Early life
Nanasipauʻu Vaea is the daughter of the late Baron Vaea, a former Prime Minister of Tonga from 1991 to 2000, and the late Baroness Tuputupu Vaea.[2] She has six siblings:
- Dowager Lady Luseane Luani, born Luseane Vaea (widow of Sione Laumanuʻuli Luani).
- ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou, Lord Vaea, who married the sister of Lord Fakafānua, Siatukimoana Fakafānua Vaea, The Honourable Lady Vaea. She is the paternal aunt of Crown Princess Sinaitakala.
- Lady ʻAmelia Luoluafetuʻu, born ʻAmelia Luoluafetuʻu Vaea (former-wife of The Noble Lasike).
- Dame Cassandra Vaea, (formerly Cassandra Tuku'aho) former-wife of Prince Tuipelehake (formerly Viliami Sione Ngu Takeivulai Tuku'aho) son of Tu'ipelehake (Mailefihi) and his former wife Mele Vikatolia Faletau.
- Moimoikimofuta Kaifahina Vaea.
- Ratu Edward Palalaika 'a Tungi Vaea.[2]
Marriage and family
She was married at the Chapel Royal, at the Royal Palace, in Nukuʻalofa on 11 December 1982 to Tupou VI. The couple have three children[3] and four grandchildren.[4][5][6][7]
Their eldest child, Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho (Angelika Lātūfuipeka Halaevalu Mataʻaho Napua-o-kalani Tukuʻaho), born on November 17, 1983, has been the High Commissioner to Australia since August 22, 2012.[8]
Their second child, Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala (Siaosi Manumataongo ʻAlaivahamamaʻo ʻAhoʻeitu Konstantin Tukuʻaho), born on September 17, 1985, married his second cousin, Sinaitakala Fakafanua, on July 12, 2012.[9] They have four children: Prince Taufaʻahau Manumataongo (born May 10, 2013),[4] Princess Halaevalu Mataʻaho (born July 12, 2015),[5] Princess Nanasipauʻu (born March 20, 2018),[6] and Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu (born February 25, 2021).[7]
Their third child is Prince Ata (Viliami ʻUnuaki-ʻo-Tonga Mumui Lalaka-Mo-e-ʻEiki Tukuʻaho), born on April 27, 1988.[3]
Notable published works
- Kaeppler, A.L.; Taumoefolau, M.; Tukuʻaho, N., & Wood-Ellem, E. (2004): Songs and poems of Queen Salote. ISBN 978-982-213-008-9
Honours
Orders
Tonga:
Member of the King George Tupou V Royal Family Order (1 August 2011)[citation needed]
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Salote Tupou III (30 June 2015)[10]
Dame Grand Cross, Special Class of the Most Devoted Order of the Royal Household
Medals
- Tonga:
Recipient of the King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Coronation Silver Jubilee Medal (4 July 1992)[citation needed]
Recipient of the King George Tupou V Coronation Medal (1 August 2008)[citation needed]
Recipient of the King George Tupou VI Coronation Medal (4 July 2015)[citation needed]
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Ancestry
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