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
Alatasi Tupou the influence and without a licence, Tupou was given a two week suspension (not including his stand down from the London and Paris legs). Upon completion of his suspension Tupou would be named to the Samoan squad which competed in the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, marking his first appearance since April. In 2014, Tupou played for the Shirley Rugby Club in Christchurch, New Zealand. He later signed with the Mystic River Rugby Club in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015, helping them win a bronze medal in the USA Rugby Club 7s Championship Series. Tupou stayed with the