Prince Ata

Prince Ata (Viliami ʻUnakiʻotonga Lalaka moe ʻEiki Tukuʻaho; born 27 April 1988) is a member of the Tongan royal family and the younger son of Tupou VI, King of Tonga.

Prince Ata of Tonga
Born	(1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36) Nukuʻalofa
Names Viliami ʻUnuaki-ʻo-Tonga Lalaka moe ʻEiki Tukuʻaho, Prince Ata
House	Tupou
Father	Tupou VI
Mother	Nanasipau'u
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Biography

Ata is the son of Tupou VI, King of Tonga, and Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho. He has two older siblings, Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho and Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala. He belongs to the line of succession to the Tongan throne and is not married. He was appointed to the title of Ata in September 2006.^[1]

He was educated at Canberra Grammar School in Australia.^[2]

In 2014, King Tupou VI sent Prime Minister Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō and a group of soldiers to a church in Haveluloto to prevent him from being baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[3] The following year, he was baptised in the Church in a ceremony in Hawaii without his father's knowledge.^[4][5]

Title, styles and honours

Styles of Prince Ata of Tonga
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness

Title

• 25 September 2006 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Ata of Tonga^{[citation needed]}

Honours

• Tonga: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of Pouono^[6]
• Tonga: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Queen Salote Tupou III^[7]
• Tonga: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Tonga^[8]
• Tonga: Recipient of the King Tupou VI Coronation Medal^[6]
• Tonga: Recipient of the King George Tupou V Coronation Medal^[7]

References

1. "King's second son's noble rights announced in Tonga Gazette". Asia Pacific Report. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
2. "Tupouto'a Lavaka, Tonga's new Crown Prince". Matangi Tonga. 27 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 November 2006.
3. "King sends PM to stop Prince Ata's christening into Mormon Church". Kaniva Tonga. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
4. Latu, Kalino (3 March 2015). "Prince Ata baptised". New Zealand Kaniva Pacific. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
5. Kreis, Bridget (3 March 2015). "Tongan Prince Baptized in Mormon Church Against Father's Wishes". LDS.net. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. Photo Archived 3 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine BBC
8. "Dignitaires". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

Prince Ata House of Tupou Born: 27 September 1988
Lines of succession
Preceded by Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu	Succession to the Tongan throne 6th position	Succeeded by Princess Lātūfuipeka
Titles of nobility
Preceded by Prince Lavaka Ata ʻUlukālala	15th Chief ʻAta 25 Sept 2006 –	Incumbent