▁The ▁flag ▁of ▁T ah iti ▁was ▁also ▁changed ▁with ▁the ▁letters ▁" V ict oria ▁e a ▁Pom are " ▁added , ▁as ▁a ▁further ▁gesture ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁interven e ▁on ▁the ▁T ah iti ans ' ▁beh alf . ▁Although ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁was ▁sympath etic ▁and ▁touched ▁by ▁Queen ▁P ō m are ' s ▁letters , ▁the ▁T ah it ian ▁Queen ' s ▁ple as ▁fell ▁on ▁de af ▁ears ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁distance ▁and ▁Britain ' s ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁fight ▁another ▁war ▁with ▁France . ▁The ▁French ▁cr ushed ▁the ▁T ah it ian ▁forces ▁and ▁rav aged ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁kingdom s ▁in ▁the ▁arch ip el ago . ▁However , ▁British ▁sympathy ▁was ▁ar oused ▁enough ▁to ▁save ▁T ah iti ▁from ▁total ▁destruction ▁and ▁prevent ▁the ▁other ▁Society ▁Islands ▁from ▁falling ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁fate ▁as ▁T ah iti ▁with ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁J arn ac ▁Convention ▁following ▁the ▁Franco - T ah it ian ▁War , ▁which ▁guaranteed ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom s ▁of ▁B ora ▁B ora , ▁Hu ah ine ▁and ▁R ai ate a . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁conflict ▁ended , ▁Princess ▁Victoria ▁died . ▁The ▁exact ▁date ▁of ▁her ▁death ▁is ▁uncertain . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁merchant ▁Edward ▁Luc ett , ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁infant ' s ▁death ▁arrived ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ; ▁however , ▁a ▁letter ▁dated ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 4 ▁of