Salote Tupou III

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Sālote Tupou III (1900-16 December 1965) was Queen of Tonga from 1918 to 1965. She was the daughter of King George Tupou II and the mother of [[Taufa'ahau Tupou IV|TāufaTemplate:Okinaāhau Tupou IV]]. She attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in London where she won the admiration of many when she rode through the streets in an open carriage in the pouring rain. She was a keen writer and author of "Ko e Tohi Template:Okinaa Template:OkinaEne Template:OkinaAfio ko Kuini Salote Tupou" and of "Ko e Ngaahi Tohi Template:Okinaa Template:OkinaEne Template:OkinaAfio 1958-1959", as well as countless dance songs and love poems (hiva kakala). She served the Chairman of the Tonga Traditions Committee 1954-1965, patronised the Tonga Red Cross Society and was also the 21st [[Tu'i Kanokupolu|TuTemplate:Okinai Kanokupolu]]. She died 16 December 1965 at Aotea Hospital, Auckland.

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