Princess Sinaitakala Tukuʻaho (

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Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana 'i Fanakavakilangi Fakafānua; 20 March 1987) is a

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and wife of the

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of Tonga,

Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Siaosi (George) Manumataongo ʻAlaivahamamaʻo ʻAhoʻeitu Konstantin Tukuʻaho (born 17 September 1985) is the crown prince of Tonga. Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala became heir apparent to the throne in March 2012 upon the accession of his father, Tup ...

, whom she married on 12 July 2012.

Family

Princess Sinaitakala is the daughter of late Kinikinilau Tūtoatasi, 7th Lord Fakafānua and estate holder of Ma'ufanga, and Princess Sinaitakala 'Ofeina-'e-he-Langi Fakafānua. She has two brothers, current 8th Lord Fakafānua, Fatafehi Kinikinilau Lolomānaʻia and Fakaola mei Langi ʻItafuaʻatonga Tūtoatasi Fakafānua. Through her mother, she is a member of the Tongan royal family and, of her own right, in line to the country's throne.

Marriage

Controversy

The marriage caused controversy in Tonga, since Fakafānua and Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala are double second cousins. That is, her parents are each the first cousin of the King: * Fakafanua's father is a son of Kalolaine Ahomeʻe, sister to the Queen Mother Halaevalu, (born

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe Halaevalu Mata'aho ʻAhomeʻe (29 May 1926 – 19 February 2017) was Queen of Tonga from 1965 to 2006, as the wife of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. She was the mother of George Tupou V, King George Tupou V and the current King of Tonga, Tupou VI ...

). * Her mother, Princess Sinaitakala 'Ofeina, is the daughter of Prince Sione Ngū Manumataongo Uelingatoni Tukuʻaho (known as The Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake),

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(1965–1991) and a niece to King

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (born Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Tupoulahi; 4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006) was the King of Tonga, from the death of his mother, Queen Sālote Tupou III, in 1965 until his own death in 2006. Immediately prior to his death, ...

. The wedding was opposed by some members of the royal family, reportedly due to the close genetic relationship of the couple. Most notable in opposition of the wedding was Hon. Frederica Filipe who took to the media and social media to voice opposition of the marriage.

Wedding ceremony

Sinaitakala Fakafanua married the Crown Prince at the Centenary Church of the

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in Nuku'alofa on 12 July 2012. The wedding marked the first marriage of a Tongan crown prince in sixty-five years. Sinaitakala was 25 years old at the time of her wedding.

Issue

Her son, Prince

Taufaʻahau Manumataongo Taufaʻahau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho (born 10 May 2013)

, was born on 10 May 2013 and is second in the line of

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, after his father."New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland"

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, 10 May 2013 On 12 July 2014, the Crown Princess gave birth to a daughter, Princess Halaevalu Mataʻaho who is third in the line of succession. On 20 March 2018, her 31st birthday, Crown Princess Sinaitakala gave birth to her third child and second daughter, Princess Nanasipauʻu Eliana, at the

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in New Zealand. On 25 February 2021, Crown Princess Sinaitakala gave birth to her fourth child and third daughter, Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu, at the Calvary Hospital in Canberra.

Honours

* Two Sicilian Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the

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References

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Engagement photos
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