Princess Lātūfuipeka (Angelika Lātūfuipeka Halaevalu Mataʻaho Napua-o-kalani Tukuʻaho; born 17 November 1983, in

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) is a Tongan royal and a member of the House of Tupou. The only daughter of

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, King of Tonga, Princess Lātūfuipeka was appointed Tonga's High Commissioner to

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on 22 August 2012, and about her dual Master's degree after her father – High Commissioner until then – succeeded as the

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Family and early life

Family

She is the sole daughter and eldest child of

and Queen Nanasipau'u. Her

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is her grandmother's name, Her Late Majesty Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho. She has two brothers, the Crown Prince

Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala (Siaosi Manumataongo ʻAlaivahamamaʻo ʻAhoʻeitu Konstantin Tukuʻaho; born 17 September 1985) is Crown Prince of Tonga. Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala became heir apparent to the throne in March 2012 upon the accession of hi ...

and

Prince Ata Prince Ata (Viliami ʻUnakiʻotonga Lalaka moe ʻEiki Tukuʻaho; born 27 April 1988) is a member of the Tongan royal family and the younger son of Tupou VI, King of Tonga. Biography Ata is the son of Tupou VI, King of Tonga, and Queen Nana ...

, who is the youngest. She is in the line of succession to the Tongan throne. The princess will inherit the prestigious title of Princess Royal of Tonga once her paternal aunt, Princess Pilolevu, passes away.

Education

She was educated at Queen Salote College ( Kolofo'ou,

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) and the Tonga Side School. In 2004, she graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from

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. The Princess also graduated with a master's degree in management in 2010 and a follow-on master's of business in 2011 at the

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, ACT, Australia

Occupation

The princess worked as administrator at the

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/TV Group of companies (Shoreline Group) from 2004 to 2008. She has held the post of High Commissioner of Tonga to Australia since 22 August 2012. As of 25 July 2019 she is the Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines.

Duties

On 5 July 2015, she hosted a luncheon in honour for the coronation of her parents at Matakieua Villa which was attended by the Tongan Royal Family, Tongan nobility, members of the

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, foreign heads of royal houses, foreign royalty and foreign diplomats.

Patronages

She is Patron of: * Tonga National Youth Congress (TNYC). * Tonga Football Association (TFA). * Tonga National Leadership Development Forum (TNLDF). She is Member of: * Young Tongan Traditional Leaders (YTTL).

Honours

* : Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Queen Salote Tupou III (KGCCQS)Standing at the back of the royal box in the church amongst her grandparent

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References

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