25th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Sālote Tupou III, 1943

1944 Tonga Queen Sālote Tupou III

Sālote Tupou III (1900–1965) was Queen of Tonga from 1918 to her death from cancer in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1965. She reigned for nearly 48 years, the longest of any Tongan mon­arch. She was well known for her height, standing 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall in her prime.

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