Results for Royalty & Nobility

Tonga's King Taufa'’ahau Tupou IV returned to New Zealand on Thursday April 13 to undergo further medical check-ups, the Palace Office in Nuku‘’alofa confirmed today.

The funeral of the Tongan Nobleman Hon. ‘Ahome‘’e was held on Saturday February 25 at Ha‘avakatolo village on Tongatapu.

The Tongan Noble Fakafanua (44) died suddenly this morning in Nuku'alofa. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Fakafanua collapsed and died on Hala Vuna, Ma'ufanga, while he was out for his early morning walk.

Hon. '‘Ahome'e, a Tongan noble, died suddenly yesterday February 9, in Los Angeles, USA, the family of his wife, Hon. Tangikina, confirmed today.

The King of Tonga who left Tonga suddenly for New Zealand on December 19 2005 for medical reasons, remains in Auckland and it is still uncertain when the King will return home, said Sateki ‘Ahio, the Acting Secretary of the Palace Office today.

THE King of Tonga left Tonga to go to New Zealand yesterday for medical reasons in what appeared to be a hasty departure, since the 87-year-old king had only just returned to Tonga from New Zealand on December 5 and was expected to be at home in Tonga over Christmas and the New Year.

Two senior Tongan noblemen have died suddenly this week - Hon. 'Akau'ola (70) this morning, and Hon. Tu'i'afitu (72) on Monday. They were both Vava'u estate holders.

A historical home owned by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was gutted in a blaze early this morning.

Tonga's King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV is healthy and very well, said the king's Acting Private Secretary, Sateki .‘Ahio, at the Palace Office this morning, quashing rumours in the community that the king had died yesterday.