Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe was born on 29 May 1926,[1] the eldest daughter of the Hon. Tevita Manu-’o-pangai, ‘Ahome’e, sometime Governor of Vava’u and Ha’apai and Minister for Police and his wife, Heuʻifanga Veikune, a great-granddaughter of the Tu'i Tonga.[1][3][4] She was also a great-great-granddaughter of Enele Maʻafu.[4]
Educationedit
She was educated at St Joseph's Convent School, Nuku’alofa, and St Mary's College, in Auckland, New Zealand.[5]
The Queen Mother celebrated her 85th birthday in 2011 with a five-day celebration held in May.[3] 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.[3] The Queen Mother attended a Roman Catholic mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Ma'ufanga with King Siaosi Tupou V on May 26, 2011.[3] The Tongan Ministry of Education, Women Affairs and Culture held a student celebration for her birthday on May 27, with primary school students from Pangai Lahi to Teufaiva Park, presenting the Queen Mother with birthday gifts.[3] A private party was held in Ha'avakatolo the next day, followed by a church service held at the Centennial Church on Sunday, May 29, and a luncheon at the Royal Palace in Nukuʻalofa.[3]
The Queen Mother embarked on a two-week trip to the U.S. state of Utah in July and August 2011.[7] 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.[7] The Mayor of West Valley City, Michael K. Winder, awarded the Queen Mother the key to the city on July 27, 2011.[7] She also met with Utah GovernorGary Herbert the next day.[7]
Fox, James J.; Sather, Clifford (1996). Origins, Ancestry and Alliance: Explorations in Austronesian Ethnography. Canberra: Department of Anthropology, Australian National University. p. 252. ISBN978-0-7315-2432-7. OCLC 245762652.
Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois; D.C. (2008). The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 90. ISBN978-0-19-284238-1. OCLC 236158882.
Völkel, Svenja (2010). Social Structure, Space and Possession in Tongan Culture and Language: An Ethnolinguistic Study. Amsterdam; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing. p. 45. ISBN978-90-272-0283-3.
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^ abcdFarmer, Molly (2011-07-30). "Queen Mother of Tonga celebrates with West Valley congregation". Deseret News. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
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For her great granddaughter see Halaevalu Mata aho Halaevalu Mata aho ʻAhomeʻe 29 May 1926 19 February 2017 1 was Queen of Tonga from 1965 to 2006 as the wife of King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV She was the mother of King George Tupou V and the current King of Tonga Tupou VI 2 Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻeQueen Mother of TongaHalaevalu in her youthQueen consort of TongaTenure16 December 1965 10 September 2006Coronation4 July 1967Born 1926 05 29 29 May 1926TongaDied19 February 2017 2017 02 19 aged 90 Mercy Hospital Auckland New ZealandBurial1 March 2017MalaʻekulaSpouseKing Taufaʻahau Tupou IV m 1946 died 2006 wbr IssueGeorge Tupou V of TongaSalote Princess RoyalPrince Fatafehi Alaivahamama o Tuku ahoAho eitu Tupou VI of TongaNamesHalaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻeFatherAhomeʻe Manu ʻo pangai MotherHeuʻifanga Veikune Contents 1 Biography 2 Education 3 Marriage 4 Death 5 Honours 5 1 National 5 2 Foreign 6 Ancestry 6 1 Family tree 7 ReferencesBiography editHalaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe was born on 29 May 1926 1 the eldest daughter of the Hon Tevita Manu o pangai Ahome e sometime Governor of Vava u and Ha apai and Minister for Police and his wife Heuʻifanga Veikune a great granddaughter of the Tu i Tonga 1 3 4 She was also a great great granddaughter of Enele Maʻafu 4 Education editShe was educated at St Joseph s Convent School Nuku alofa and St Mary s College in Auckland New Zealand 5 Marriage editOn 10 June 1947 Halaevalu married her distant relative Crown Prince Taufaʻahau of Tonga 6 eldest son of Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga 1900 1965 and Prince Viliami Tungi Mailefihi The Queen Mother celebrated her 85th birthday in 2011 with a five day celebration held in May 3 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 3 The Queen Mother attended a Roman Catholic mass at St Mary s Cathedral in Ma ufanga with King Siaosi Tupou V on May 26 2011 3 The Tongan Ministry of Education Women Affairs and Culture held a student celebration for her birthday on May 27 with primary school students from Pangai Lahi to Teufaiva Park presenting the Queen Mother with birthday gifts 3 A private party was held in Ha avakatolo the next day followed by a church service held at the Centennial Church on Sunday May 29 and a luncheon at the Royal Palace in Nukuʻalofa 3 The Queen Mother embarked on a two week trip to the U S state of Utah in July and August 2011 7 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 7 The Mayor of West Valley City Michael K Winder awarded the Queen Mother the key to the city on July 27 2011 7 She also met with Utah Governor Gary Herbert the next day 7 Death editOn 19 February 2017 the Queen Mother died aged 90 which was confirmed by her granddaughter Princess Latufuipeka Tukuʻaho High Commissioner of Tonga to Australia a week after she was flown to Auckland New Zealand for minor medical issues the cause of death however was not released publicly nbsp Queen Halaevalu Mataʻaho s coffin atop a catafalque carried by hundreds of Pallbearers towards the Royal Tombs The Queen Mother was flown back to Tonga by the Royal Beechcraft G 18S Aircraft on February 28 flanked by the C 130 Hercules of the Royal New Zealand Air Force after lying in state at the Tongan royal residence Atalanga in Epsom Auckland Honours editSee also List of honours of the Tongan Royal Family by country National edit nbsp Tonga Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Pouono 8 9 10 nbsp Tonga Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Crown 11 nbsp Tonga Knight Grand Cross of the Order Order of Salote Tupou III 12 nbsp Tonga Dame of the King George Tupou V Royal Family Order 13 nbsp Tonga Recipient of the Red Cross Medal 13 nbsp Tonga Recipient of the King Tupou VI Coronation Medal 13 nbsp Tonga Recipient of the King George Tupou V Coronation Medal 13 nbsp Tonga Recipient of the King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV Silver Jubilee Medal 13 Foreign edit nbsp Germany Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Special Class 14 nbsp Japan Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown 15 nbsp Taiwan Grand Cross of the Order of Propitious Clouds 16 nbsp United Kingdom Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 13 nbsp United Kingdom Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal 13 Ancestry editSee the Tongan language page and ancestor s page Ancestors of Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe16 Tupou Tevita ʻAhomeʻe8 Taniela ʻOtukolo ʻAhomeʻe17 Lavinia Longoaʻameʻe4 Solomone Piutau ʻOtukolo ʻAhomeʻe18 ʻAisea Vau Mataele9 Siulolovau Vaea19 ʻIlaisipa Tuʻionetoa2 Tevita Manuopangai ʻAhomeʻe20 Sunia Mafileʻo10 Viliami Maealiuaki Mafileʻo21 Losaline Mafikaunanga5 ʻAmelia Moʻungaʻaelangi Maealiuaki22 George Alexander Blake11 Maʻata Peleki Martha Blake 23 Matelita Fusilangoia Tangulu1 Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe citation needed 24 ʻOsaiasi Tonga Veikune12 Siosateki Tonga Veikune25 Temaleti Manakovi6 Fotu ʻa Falefa Veikune26 Taumoepeau13 ʻAkanesi Tuʻifua27 Tupoutuʻa Laumanukilupe3 Heuʻifanga Veikune28 ʻEnele Maʻafu14 Siale ʻAtaongo29 ʻElenoa Ngataialupe Lutui7 Vahoi ʻAtaongo30 ʻIsileli Tupou15 Tupou Moheofo31 Lavinia Veiongo Mahanga Family tree edit vteTupou family tree Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua lineTuʻi Tonga lineTuʻi Kanokupolu line Kalolaine FusimataliliGeorge Tupou IFinau Kaunanga Fifita VavʻauTevita ʻUngaSalote Mafile o PilolevuFiliaipulotu Fusipala TaukiʻonetukuFatafehi Toutaitokotaha Lavinia VeiongoGeorge Tupou IIʻAnaseini Takipō Viliami Tungi MailefihiSalote Tupou IIIVilai Tupou illegitimate son Tupou Seini Taufaʻahau Tupou IVHalaevalu MataʻahoʻAhomeʻeSiaosi Alipate Tupou Baron VaeaTuputupu Ma afu o Tukuialahi George Tupou VTupou VINanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalalaSinaitakala Fakafanua Taufaʻahau Manumataongo Reference Fox James J Sather Clifford 1996 Origins Ancestry and Alliance Explorations in Austronesian Ethnography Canberra Department of Anthropology Australian National University p 252 ISBN 978 0 7315 2432 7 OCLC 245762652 Kaeppler Adrienne Lois D C 2008 The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia Oxford Oxford University Press p 90 ISBN 978 0 19 284238 1 OCLC 236158882 Volkel Svenja 2010 Social Structure Space and Possession in Tongan Culture and Language An Ethnolinguistic Study Amsterdam Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing p 45 ISBN 978 90 272 0283 3 Wood Ellem Elizabeth 1999 Queen Salote of Tonga The Story of an Era 1900 1965 Auckland N Z Auckland University Press p front ISBN 978 0 8248 2529 4 OCLC 262293605 References edit a b c A week of celebration underway for the Queen s 85th Birthday Ministry of Information and Communications 2011 05 25 Archived from the original on 2012 03 28 Retrieved 2011 09 14 Reigning Royal Families Tonga International Who s Who retrieved 6 January 2011 a b c d e f Queen Mother celebrates 85th birthday Taimi Media Network 2011 05 31 Archived from the original on 2011 06 05 Retrieved 2011 09 14 a b The Royal Family Tongan Royal Family Archived from the original on 2011 09 29 Retrieved 2011 09 14 Halaevalu Mata aho ʻAhome e the Queen Mother of Tonga Sydney Morning Herald 27 February 2017 Retrieved 2 February 2021 DOUBLE WEDDING OF TONGAN PRINCES Pacific Islands Monthly Vol XVII no 12 18 July 1947 p 13 Retrieved 18 January 2022 via National Library of Australia a b c d Farmer Molly 2011 07 30 Queen Mother of Tonga celebrates with West Valley congregation Deseret News Retrieved 2011 09 14 Andrew Cusack Coronation of King Tupou VI Getty Images Royal orders presented at Palace Matangi Tonga 1 August 2008 Archived from the original on 21 January 2021 Retrieved 2 January 2022 gpdhome a b c d e f g Congratulations Queen Mother Nuku alofa Times 26 May 2016 Retrieved 18 January 2022 via Issu Mic gov to Archived from the original on 2018 06 09 Retrieved 2015 07 04 wearing the order badge on her left breast Rest in Peace Queen Mother is no more Nuku alofa Times 23 February 2017 Retrieved 18 January 2022 via Issu Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻeHouse of TupouBorn 29 May 1926 Died 19 February 2017 Preceded byViliami Tungi Mailefihias prince consort Queen consort of Tonga1965 2006 VacantTitle next held byNanasipauʻu Vaea Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe amp oldid 1220776719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
