Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1977Vol. 48, No. 1

Tongan Double

p. 29 · Read in the full issue

Page 2929

Royal Wedding?

There are rumours around the Islands of a double royal wed ding in Tonga in 1977 with Crown Prince Tupoutoa, the king’s eldest son, and Prince ‘Uluvalu, son of Prince Tu'ipelehake, the Prime Minister, as two of the leading figures. Rumour is sometimes a lying jade, and, if she is on this occasion PIM apologises in ad vance, but rumour has it that the Crown Prince's bride will be the daughter of Baron Vaea.

Prince ‘Cluvalu's choice of a partner hadn't leaked out at the time of writing.

Double royal weddings aren't rare in Tonga. King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV and his brother.

Prince Tu'ipelehake, had a dou ble wedding on June 10, 1947, the king, as Crown Prince Tungi, marrying Princess Halaevalu Mataaho, and Prince Tu'ipelehake taking Princess Melenaite Tupou-Moheofo as his bride.

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