Claim: Lavina Veiongo remained single during her time as the Queen consort of Tonga and was born on the ninth of February in 1879.
Evidence: The royal marriage took place on 1 June 1899 with Tongan and European guests in attendance. He asked the Council of Chiefs to choose between the two women, but when the majority voiced support for Ê»Ofa, he threatened to remain a bachelor unless he was allowed to marry Lavinia. The chiefs acquiesced and allowed the marriage to go through. Lavinia Veiongo Fotu (9 February 1879 – 24 April 1902) was the Queen consort of Tonga from 1899 to 1902, and the first wife of George Tupou II.