Memorial service after Royal tragedy [1]
East Palo Alto, California
Monday, July 10, 2006 - 14:30. Updated on Monday, October 6, 2014 - 11:40.
Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu, sister of Prince Tu'ipelehake, in front of Tongan and American flags at a memorial service in East Palo Alto, on Friday. (AP Photo/Palo Alto Weekly, Norbert von der Groeben).
A memorial service was held In East Palo Alto, California, late on Friday July 7 for the the Tongan royal family members, Prince Tu'ipelehake, 56, Princess Kaimana, 46, and their driver, Vinisia Hefa, 36 who were killed in a vehicle accident in nearby Menlo Park, on Wednesday, July 5. Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu, sister of Prince Tu'ipelehake attended the service.
Vinisia Hefa, in 2004 in East Palo Alto. (AP Photo/Courtesy of family of Vinisia Hefa).
Meanwhile, Tongans put up a flag and set up a make-shift memorial on Friday, July 7, at the site of a crash that killed the two royal members and their driver, when a teenager racing her car crashed into their vehicle.
Tongas put up a flag as they set up a make-shift memorial Friday at the site of a crash that killed two royal members from Tonga. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma).