ate a ▁while ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁ex iled ▁there . ▁She ▁had ▁three ▁older ▁brothers : ▁Ari ʻ ia ue , ▁Ter et ane , ▁Tam ato a ▁and ▁an ▁older ▁sister ▁named ▁Ter i ʻ ima e var ua . ▁After ▁the ▁French ▁inv aded ▁T ah iti ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁her ▁family ▁fled ▁to ▁R ai ate a ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ ▁C ary ro ft ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁colonial ▁authorities ▁and ▁the ▁violence ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - T ah it ian ▁War . ▁On ▁R ai ate a , ▁her ▁family ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁O po a ▁Valley , ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁where ▁the ▁T ap ut ap uate a ▁mar ae ▁once ▁stood . ▁The ▁land ▁had ▁been ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁by ▁Queen ▁P ō m are ' s ▁cousin ▁the ▁reign ing ▁R ai ate an ▁King ▁Tam ato a ▁IV . ▁The ▁new ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁in ▁O po a ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁imp over ished ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁Pa pe ete , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁to ▁res ide ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁c ott age ▁which ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁place ▁little ▁better ▁than ▁a ▁bar n ." ▁ ▁Her ▁mother ▁named ▁her ▁after ▁Great ▁Britain ' s ▁Queen ▁Victoria , ▁whom ▁Queen ▁P ō m are ▁had ▁constantly ▁written ▁to ▁in ▁her ▁time ▁of ▁crisis , ▁asking ▁for ▁military ▁protection ▁and ▁justice .