Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho

Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho, (née Nanasipauʻu Vaea; born 8 March 1954) is Queen of Tonga, as the wife of King Tupou VI.

Nanasipauʻu
Queen Nanasipauʻu in 2019
Queen consort of Tonga
Tenure18 March 2012 – present
Coronation4 July 2015[1]
BornNanasipauʻu Vaea
(1954-03-08) 8 March 1954
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Spouse
(m. 1982)
IssuePrincess Latufuipeka
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prince Ata
Names
Nanasipauʻu Vaea
FatherBaron Vaea
MotherBaroness Tuputupu Vaea
ReligionMethodism

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

She was married at the Chapel Royal, at the Royal Palace, in Nukuʻalofa on 11 December 1982 to Tupou VI and the couple have three children and four grandchildren:

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

Titles and honours

  • 8 March 1954 – 11 December 1982: The Honorable Nanasipauʻu Vaea
  • 11 December 1982 – 10 September 2006: Her Royal Highness Princess Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho of Tonga
  • 10 September 2006 – 18 March 2012: Her Royal Highness Princess Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho, The Crown Princess of Tonga[3]
  • Since 18 March 2012: Her Majesty Queen Nanasipauʻu, The Queen of Tonga

Orders

Medals

  •  Tonga:
    • Recipient of the King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Coronation Silver Jubilee Medal (4 July 1992)
    • Recipient of the King George Tupou V Coronation Medal (1 August 2008)
    • Recipient of the King George Tupou VI Coronation Medal (4 July 2015)

Ancestry

Family tree

References

  1. Tonga Broadcasting Archived 2015-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Baron Vaea passes away after a long life of service". Matangi Tonga. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. Taimi Online, Engagement of Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
  4. Radionz
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