Editing Tupou VI (section)

== Early life and education ==
ʻAhoʻeitu was born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga on 12 July 1959, as the third son and youngest child of [[Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV|Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa Tungī]] (later King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV) and [[Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe|Crown Princess Halaevalu Mataʻaho]] (later Queen Halaevalu Mataʻaho).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khalid |first=Usama |date=2022-07-04 |title=Kingdom of Tonga celebrates Birthday of King Tupou VI |url=https://thediplomaticinsight.com/kingdom-of-tonga-celebrates-birthday-of-king-tupou-vi/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohsin |first=Haroon |date=2022-06-09 |title=Official Birthday of HM King Tupou |url=https://nationaltoday.com/official-birthday-of-hm-king-tupou/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=National Today |language=en-US}}</ref> He attended [[The Leys School]] in Cambridge from 1973 to 1977,<ref>{{cite web |title=King of Tonga, an Old Leysian, hosts royal tour |url=https://www.theleys.net/media/news/article/335/King-of-Tonga-an-Old-Leysian-hosts-Royal-Tour |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=[[The Leys School]]}}</ref> followed by enrolment at the [[University of East Anglia]], where he studied [[Development studies|Development Studies]] between 1977 and 1980.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 September 2014 |title=One in seven countries has leader who studied in UK |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29361704 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>