King George Tupou V Royal Family Order
| King George Tupou V Royal Family Order Ko e Fakalangilangi Fale 'Alo 'o Kingi Sia'osi Tupou V | |
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| Awarded by King of Tonga | |
| Type | Family Order |
| Royal house | House of Tupou |
| Eligibility | Ladies |
| Status | Dormant order |
| Grand Master | Tupou VI |
| Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Recipient (RFO) |
| Established | Nuku'alofa, 2008 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the Phoenix |
| Next (lower) | Royal Household Order of Tonga |
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| Ribbon of the order | |
The King George Tupou V Royal Family Order is an order conferred as a sign of personal esteem from King George Tupou V to female members of the Royal family of Tonga.
History
The George Tupou V Family Order was established in 2008, the year of George Tupou V's accession to the throne following the death of his father George Tupou IV. The order has inaugurated also in Tonga, upon the model of the British honour system, the tradition of the foundation of a royal family order to reward essentially the high ladies of the court of Tonga and the female members of the royal family.
Insignia
The Order shows a portrait of King George Tupou V in uniform, realized in enamels upon ivory surrounded by a frame of silver and diamonds and surmounted by the royal crown of Tonga in silver and enamels.
The ribbon is in water green silk.
Notable Recipients
- H.R.H. Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita, princess of Tonga (King's sister) [1]
- HM Nanasipau'u Tuku'aho, Queen of Tonga (King Tupou VI's consort)
- H.R.H. ʻAngelika Lātūfuipeka Halaʻevalu Mataʻaho Napuaʻokalani Tukuʻaho, princess of Tonga, (King's niece and King Tupou VI's daughter) [1]
- H.R.H. Mele Siu'ilikutapu Tuku'aho, Princess of Tonga, Lady Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili (Prince Sione Ngu's eldest daughter and King Tupou VI's first cousin)
- H.R.H. Princess 'Elisiva Fusipala Tauki'onetuku Tuku'aho, Princess of Tonga, Lady Vaha'i (Prince Sione Ngu's 2nd daughter and King Tupou VI's first cousin)
- H.R.H. Princess Lavinia Mata-'o-Taone Tuku'aho, Princess of Tonga, Lady Ma'afu (Prince Sione Ngu's 3rd daughter and King Tupou VI's first cousin)
- H.R.H. Princess Sinaitakala 'Ofeina-'e he-Langi Tuku'aho, Princess of Tonga, Lady Fakafanua (Prince Sione Ngu's 4th daughter, King Tupou VI's first cousin and Crown Princess' mother)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Royal Ark, Tonga - Tupou 10
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