Sinaitakala Fakafanua

Princess Sinaitakala
Crown Princess of Tonga

Sinaitakala at the final day of the festivities of her parent-in-law's coronation
Born (1987-03-20) March 20, 1987
Spouse Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala of Tonga
Issue Prince Taufaʻahau Manumataongo
Princess Halaevalu Mataʻaho
Full name
Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana 'i Fanakavakilangi Tuku'aho
Father Hon. Dr Kinikinilau Tūtoatasi Fakafānua
Mother Princess Sinaitakala 'Ofeina-'e-he-Langi Fakafānua
Religion Methodism
Royal Family of Tonga

HM The King
HM The Queen

HM The Queen Mother

Extended royal family

Princess Sinaitakala Tukuʻaho (née Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana 'i Fanakavakilangi Fakafanua; 20 March 1987), [1] is a Tongan royal and wife of the Crown Prince of Tonga, Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, whom she married on 12 July 2012.[2]

Family

Princess Sinaitakala is the daughter of late Lord Kinikinilau Tūtoatasi Fakafānua, estate holder of Ma'ufanga and Princess Sinaitakala 'Ofeina-'e-he-Langi Fakafānua. She has two brothers, current Lord Fatafehi Kinikinilau Lolomānaʻia Fakafānua and Fakaola mei Langi ʻItafuaʻatonga Tūtoatasi Fakafānua.[3]

Through her mother, she is a member of the Tongan royal family and, of her own right, in line to the country's throne.[1][4]

Marriage

Controversy

The marriage caused controversy in Tonga, since Fakafanua and Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala are double second cousins.[1][5] That is: her parents are each the first cousin of the King:

The wedding was opposed by some members of the royal family, reportedly due to the close genetic relationship of the couple.

Wedding ceremony

Sinaitakala Fakafanua married the Crown Prince at the Centennial Church of the Free Church of Tonga in Nuku'alofa on 12 July 2012.[2] The wedding marked the first marriage of a Tongan crown prince in sixty-five years.[2] Fakafanua was 25 years old at the time of her wedding.[1]

Issue

Her son, Prince Taufaʻahau Manumataongo, was born on 10 May 2013 and is second in the line of succession to the Tongan throne, after his father.[4] On 12 July 2014, the Crown Princess gave birth to a daughter, Princess Halaevalu Mata'aho who is third in the line of succession.[6]

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of
Crown Princess Sinaitakala
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Madam

Titles

Honours

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

National Honours

Foreign Honour

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tongan crown prince marries second cousin". The Daily Telegraph. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tonga Crown Prince weds". Radio New Zealand International. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Photo : Lord Fakafānua, Fakaola Fakafānua (the bride's brothers), Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, Sinaitakala Fakafanua, Princess Latufuipeka Tuku'aho and the Prince Ata (the groom's siblings).
  4. 1 2 "New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland", Matangi Tonga, 10 May 2013
  5. ↑ "Tongan royals to wed as nation struggles with economic crisis". One News. TVNZ. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Tonga's New Princess: Halaevalu Mataʻaho", Matangi Tonga, 14 July 2014
  7. 1 2 3 Royal Ark, Tonga – Tupou 10
  8. ↑ http://matangitonga.to/sites/matangitonga.to/files/styles/article_slide/public/20150704_Visitors_1040310_pp.jpg?itok=rutBaFAv
  9. ↑ http://matangitonga.to/sites/matangitonga.to/files/styles/article_slide/public/20150704_Saturday_0144_alk.jpg?itok=187_GUl6
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ Ministry of Information & Communications, Article evoking the investiture
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