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Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho
Queen Mother of Tonga
Queen Consort of Tonga
Tenure16 December 1965 - 10 September 2006
Coronation4 July 1967
Born(1926-05-29)29 May 1926
Tonga
Died19 February 2017(2017-02-19) (aged 90)
Spouse
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(m. 1947)​
IssueGeorge Tupou V of Tonga
Princess Salote, Princess Royal
Prince Fatafehi
King Aho'eitu Tupou VI of Tonga
Names
Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
FatherAhomeʻe (Manu-ʻo-pangai)
MotherHeuʻifanga
ReligionMethodism

Halaevalu Mata'aho ʻAhomeʻe (29 May 1926 – 19 February 2017)[1] was the Queen Consort of Tonga from 1965 to 2006 and the wife of the late King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, who died in 2006. She was the Queen Mother of George Tupou V and the reigning King Tupou VI.[2]

Biography

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe was born on 29 May 1926,[3] the oldest daughter of ‘Ahome’e (Manu-‘o-pangai) and his wife, Heuʻifanga, a great-granddaughter of the last King of the Tuʻi Tonga Empire.[1][4][5] The Queen Mother is a great-great-granddaughter of Maʻafu.[5] Halaevalu Mataʻaho married her husband, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, on June 10, 1947.[5] Taufa'ahau Tupou IV died in 2006.

The Queen Mother celebrated her 85th birthday in 2011 with a five-day celebration held in May.[4] The celebrations began with a Garden Party for more than one hundred Tongan women held at the home of the President of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, Rev. Dr. ‘Ahio.[4] The Queen Mother attended a Catholic mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Ma'ufanga with King Siaosi Tupou V on May 26, 2011.[4] The Tongan Ministry of Education, Women Affairs and Culture held a student celebration for her birthday on May 27, with of primary school students from Pangai Lahi to Teufaiva Park, including presenting the Queen Mother with birthday gifts.[4] A private party was held in Ha'avakatolo the next day, followed by a church service held at Centennial Church on Sunday, May 29, with a royal luncheon at the Royal Palace in Nukuʻalofa.[4]

The Queen Mother embarked on a two-week trip to the U.S. state of Utah in July and August 2011.[6] Specifically, the Queen Mother came to visit the Tongan United Methodist Church in West Valley City, Utah, whose congregation had raised approximately $500,000 in less than a year to pay off the mortgage on the building.[6] The Mayor of West Valley City, Michael K. Winder, awarded the Queen Mother the key to the city on July 27, 2011.[6] She met with Utah Governor Gary Herbert the next day.[6]

Patronages

Titles and honours

Titles

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

National honours

See also: List of honours of the Tongan Royal Family by country

Foreign honours

[10]

Ancestry

See the Tongan language page and ancestor's page ...

Family of Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
16. Tupou Tevita ʻAhomeʻe
8. Taniela ʻOtukolo ʻAhomeʻe
17. Lavinia Longoaʻameʻe
4. Solomone Piutau ʻOtukolo ʻAhomeʻe
18. ʻAisea Vau Mataele
9. Siulolovau Vaea
19. ʻIlaisipa Tuʻionetoa
2. Tēvita Manuopangai ʻAhomeʻe
20. Sūnia Mafileʻo
10. Viliami Maealiuaki Mafileʻo
21. Losaline Mafikaunanga
5. ʻAmelia Moʻungaʻaelangi Maealiuaki
22. George Alexander Blake
11. Maʻata Peleki (Martha Blake)
23. Matelita Fusilangoia Tangulu
1. Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe[16]
24. ʻOsaiasi Tonga Veikune
12. Siosāteki Tonga Veikune
25. Temaleti Manakovi
6. Fotu ʻa Falefā Veikune
26. Taumoepeau
13. ʻAkanesi Tuʻifua
27. Tupoutuʻa Laumanukilupe
3. Heuʻifanga Veikune
28. ʻEnele Maʻafu
14. Siale ʻAtaongo
29. ʻElenoa Ngataialupe Lutui
7. Vāhoi ʻAtaongo
30. ʻIsileli Tupou
15. Tupou Moheofo
31. Lavinia Veiongo Mahanga

References

  1. ^ a b "A week of celebration underway for the Queen's 85th Birthday". Ministry of Information and Communications. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  2. ^ Reigning Royal Families: Tonga International Who's Who, retrieved 6 January 2011
  3. ^ Royal Ark
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Queen Mother celebrates 85th birthday". Taimi Media Network. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  5. ^ a b c "The Royal Family". Tongan Royal Family. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  6. ^ a b c d Farmer, Molly (2011-07-30). "Queen Mother of Tonga celebrates with West Valley congregation". Deseret News. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  7. ^ http://www.andrewcusack.com/2008/the-tonga-coronation-1967/
  8. ^ http://m.zimbio.com/pictures/2eu_TJk_zsY/Tonga+Marks+Coronation+King+Tupou+VI/Halaevalu+Mata'aho
  9. ^ http://www.gettyimages.de/detail/nachrichtenfoto/queen-mother-halaevalu-mataaho-mother-of-king-tupou-vi-nachrichtenfoto/479402486
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Royal Ark, Tonga – Tupou 10
  11. ^ Star worn on left waist and badge worn beside star on right breast
  12. ^ http://gpdhome.typepad.com/nieuwsberichten/2012/03/tonga-meldt-dood-koning-george-tupou.html
  13. ^ Royal Ark
  14. ^ Mic.gov.to
  15. ^ wearing the order badge on her left chest
  16. ^ Royal Ark
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