Prince Ata

Prince Ata (Viliami 'Unaki-'o-'Tonga Lalaka moe 'Eiki Tuku'aho; born 27 April 1988 in Nukuʻalofa) is a Tongan royal and Prince of Tonga, younger son of Tupou VI, King of Tonga.

Prince Ata of Tonga
Born (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988
Nukuʻalofa
Names
Viliami ʻUnuaki-ʻo-Tonga Lalaka moe ʻEiki Tukuʻaho, Prince Ata
HouseTupou
FatherTupou VI
MotherNanasipau'u
ReligionThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Tongan Royal Family
Royal Arms of Tonga
Extended family

Biography

Ata is the son of Tupou VI, King of Tonga, and Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho. He has a brother Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala and a sister Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho. He belongs to the line of succession to the Tongan throne and he is not married. He was appointed to the title of Ata in September 2006.[1]

He was educated at Canberra Grammar, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia.[2]

In 2014 King Tupou VI sent Prime Minister Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō and a group of soldiers to a church in Haveluloto to prevent him from being baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3] In 2015, he became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a ceremony in Hawaii without his father's knowledge.[4][5]

Title, styles and honours
Styles of
Prince Ata of Tonga
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness

Title
  • 27 April 1988 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Ata of Tonga

Honours
National Honours

References
  1. "King's second son's noble rights announced in Tonga Gazette". Asia Pacific Report. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Tupouto'a Lavaka, Tonga's new Crown Prince". Matangi Tonga. 27 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 November 2006.
  3. "King sends PM to stop Prince Ata's christening into Mormon Church". Kaniva Tonga. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. Latu, Kalino (3 March 2015). "Prince Ata baptised". New Zealand Kaniva Pacific. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  5. Kreis, Bridget (3 March 2015). "Tongan Prince Baptized in Mormon Church Against Father's Wishes". LDS.net. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44882000/jpg/_44882094_dignitaries_ap.jpg
  8. Dignitaires
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