Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III dark-blue with the legend in gold capital letters, all suspended from a gold Tongan crown. The "necklet ribbon" is sky-blue-ultramarine and approx. 41mm . The "breast badge" is, as the Commander’s class, in silver and enamel (above, except smaller and the suspended crown is silver). The "breast ribbon" is approximately 38 mm (as above). Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III The "Most Illustrious" Order of Queen Salote Tupou III is a knighthood order of the Kingdom of Tonga. The Order was established on 28 June 2008 by His Late Majesty King George Tupou V to commemorate the grand figure of
Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou February 2010. He presented his credentials as High Commissioner to Canada on 19 May 2010. On 28 March 2011, he was created a Tongan life peer by King George Tupou V with the noble title of Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu. In April 2010, a 3-year Royal Land Commission investigation headed by Lord Fielakepa as chairman investigated corrupt land dealing, and implicated that Taumoepeau-Tupou had acted unethically in his role as Acting Governor of Vava'u. The final land commission report stated "that the Acting Governor Tu'a Taumoepeau has a lot of explaining to give" and recommended that Government investigate