Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe

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Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe (born May 29, 1926 in Tonga ; † February 19, 2017 in Auckland , New Zealand ) was Queen of Tonga from December 16, 1965 to September 10, 2006 and wife of King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV. After that she was Queen Mother of George Tupou V. and the current King Tupou VI.

Life

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe was the eldest daughter of 'Ahome'e (Manu-'o-pangai) and his wife Heuʻifanga Veikune, a great-granddaughter of the last king of the Tongan Empire . She was a great-great-granddaughter of Ma'afu.

She received her education at St. Joseph's Convent School, Nuku'alofa , Tongatapu and St. Mary's College, Ponsonby, Auckland , New Zealand .

marriage

On June 10, 1946, Halaevalu married her distant relative, Crown Prince Taufaʻahau Tupou IV , the eldest son of Queen Salote Tupou III. (1900–1965) and Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi. She was crowned on July 4, 1967.

death

She died on February 19, 2017 in Auckland , where she had flown a week earlier for medical treatment.

On 28 February 2017, it was with an airplane of the Royal Aircraft , a Beechcraft G.18S flanked by two C-130 Hercules of the Royal New Zealand Air Force , flew to Tonga and buried in Mala'ekula on 1 March 2017th

Patrons

  • President of the Tonga National Council for Women (1965-2017)
  • President of the Tonga Red Cross Society (TRCS) (1972-2017)

Titles and honors

title

  • 1926–1947  : The Honorable Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
  • 1947–1965  : Her Royal Highness Princess Halaevalu Mata'aho, Crown Princess of Tonga
  • 1965–2006  : Her Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, Queen of Tonga
  • 2006–2017  : Her Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, Queen Mother of Tonga

National honors

  • TongaTonga Tonga : Knight's Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of Pouono ( KGCCP )
  • TongaTonga Tonga : Knight Grand Cross Collar des Order of the Crown of Tonga ( KGCCCT )
  • TongaTonga Tonga : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Queen Salote Tupou III ( KGCQS )
  • TongaTonga Tonga : Former Grand Master of King George Tupou V Royal Family Order ( DKGTRFO )
  • TongaTonga Tonga : Winner of the Tongan Red Cross Medal ( RTRCM )
  • TongaTonga Tonga : Winner of the King Tupou VI Coronation Medal
  • TongaTonga Tonga : Winner of the King George Tupou V Coronation Medal
  • TongaTonga Tonga : Winner of the King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV Silver Jubilee Medal

Foreign honors

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reigning Royal Families: Tonga en: International Who's Who , retrieved 6 January 2011
  2. ↑ Royal Ark
  3. ^ A week of celebration underway for the Queen's 85th Birthday . In: Ministry of Information and Communications , May 25, 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 14, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pmo.gov.to 
  4. ↑ Queen Mother celebrates 85th birthday . In: Taimi Media Network , May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011. 
  5. ^ The Royal Family . In: Royal Family of Tonga . Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011. 
  6. ^ Genealogy
  7. ↑ Andrew Cusack
  8. ^ Coronation of King Tupou VI
  9. ^ Getty Images
  10. ↑ Royal Ark, Tonga - Tupou 10
  11. ↑ Star worn on left waist and badge worn beside star on right breast
  12. ↑ gpdhome
  13. ↑ Royal Ark
  14. ↑ Mic.gov.to
  15. ↑ wearing the order badge on her left breast  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.gettyimages.co.jp  
personal data
SURNAME ʻAhomeʻe, Halaevalu Mataʻaho
BRIEF DESCRIPTION tongan queen
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Tonga
DATE OF DEATH 19th February 2017
Place of death Auckland , New Zealand