[2] She is the sole daughter and eldest child of Tupou VI, King of Tonga and Queen Nanasipau'u.

Her middle name is her grandmother's name, Her Late Majesty Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho.

The Princess also graduated with a master's degree in management in 2010 and a follow-on master's of business in 2011 at the Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia[1] The princess worked as administrator at the Tonfön/TV Group of companies (Shoreline Group) from 2004 to 2008.

She has held the post of High Commissioner of Tonga to Australia since 22 August 2012.

[1] As of 25 July 2019 she is the Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines.