Wedding of Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala and Sinaitakala Fakafanua following the death of King George Tupou V and the ascension of Tupou VI to the throne. The wedding ceremony marked the end of Tonga's one-hundred-day mourning period marking the death of George Tupou V, who died in March. The Crown Prince is the son of Tupou VI and the nephew of the late King George Tupou V. All royal marriages in Tonga are arranged. Under Tongan royal protocol and tradition, members of the royal family may only marry members of Tongan nobility to maintain the royal bloodline. The bride, Sinaitakala Fakafanua, is also a member of the royal family
Tupou Neiufi Tupou Neiufi Tupou Neiufi (born 15 June 2001) is a New Zealand para-swimmer who represented her country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The eldest of seven children, Neiufi was born in Mangere East on 15 June 2001 to Tongan New Zealanders Lose and Fineasi Neiufi. Neiufi was hit by a speeding car in 2004, when she was two years old, and suffered damage to the right side of her head. As a result, she has a left sided hemiplegia and the left side of her body is smaller and weaker than the right. She was