With King Tupou VI celebrating ten years
on the Tongan throne, let’s take a look at the succession of this
Polynesian country. The Kingdom of Tonga follows the
male-preference cognatic primogeniture, meaning that only
legitimate descendants of Tonga’s first king, George Tupou I, can
ascend to the throne and that male successors are given preference
over female successors. Queen Sālote…
Recently, the Pacific Ocean has been hit
by a series of natural disasters. Tonga in particular has suffered
from a major volcanic eruption which also caused a tsunami that hit
many of the islands in the small kingdom. Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway has sent a message of…
According various reports in local media,
King Tupou VI of Tonga was evacuated from the royal palace shortly
before a tsunami, triggered by the eruption of a volcano, hit his
kingdom over the weekend. Several islands in the Pacific Ocean have
issued tsunami warnings as a…
It’s starting to look like a fruitful
year in royal baby land as the Crown Princess of Tonga gives birth
to her fourth child and third daughter. Crown Princess Sinaitakala
gave birth to a baby girl at the Calvary Hospital in Canberra,
Australia, on 25 February. The little girl was born at 5.41 P.M
(7.41 P.M Tongan time). The Palace Office in Nuku’alofa announced
that she had been…
On Friday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon began his visit to the Pacific-region. His very first
stop was Tonga where he was warmly welcomed by His Majesty King
Tupou. Crown Prince Haakon began his visit in the capital of Tonga,
Nukuʻalofa. Crown Prince Haakon is…
In a royal decree yesterday, King Tupou
IV of Tonga has dissolved the national parliament and called for a
new snap election to be held a year early on 16 November. The
sudden decision will be one of the first major tests of the island
nation’s young democratic…
