Hawaii: Queen Kamamalu of the Hawaiian islands. She died only a few weeks after this scketch was made in June, 1824, while on a trip to London for an audience with King George III. June 1824

Kamamalu Kalan Ku'ana-o-Kamehamalu Kekuaiwa-o-kalani Keali-Ho'opili-a-Walu (1802–1824) was Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii as the wife of King Kamehameha II.

In 1823, Kamehameha II and Kamamalu left the Sandwich Islands for London, arriving there in May 1824 for a state visit with King George IV. In London the royal party were fitted with the latest fashion and attended opera and ballet at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Many ladies of London sought the patterns of the turban that adorned her head. She attracted attention because she stood over six feet tall and was strikingly beautiful. She and her husband were the first Hawaiian monarchs to visit England.

While in London, Kamamalu contracted measles and died on July 8. Six days later her grief-stricken husband also died of the measles.

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