New Zealand’s 29-year-old Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, had a “heartfelt” discussion with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Thursday during an official visit to the UK.
This was the first meeting between the British monarch and Te Arikinui since she became Maori Queen in 2024 following the death of her father, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII.