The year 2025 marked the 125th anniversary of the birth of Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga, the longest reigning Tongan monarch and this month, it was the sixtieth anniversary of her passing, so I thought it might be a good time to remember her.
The Tongan monarchy spans over a thousand years and it is the only remaining indigenous Polynesian kingdom with an unbroken royal lineage. Queen Sālote Tupou III seems to be a particularly beloved figure. She might also be the tallest queen in the world's history, because in her youth, she was 191 cm tall (6 feet 3 inches).
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