They look like innocent TikToks where a glamorous lawyer does her makeup and flaunts her life of luxury. There’s just one problem – and it’s upset a lot of people a lot
- Savannah Tkatchenko shared elaborate TikToks from the Coronation trip
- She is the daughter of the Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea
The glamorous daughter of Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister is under fire for sharing a series of TikToks detailing her luxurious, taxpayer-funded trip to King Charles III’s coronation. flaunts.
Secretary of State Justin Tkatchenko was forced to defend his Queensland-based daughter Savannah after she shared snaps of her first-class trip and shopping at luxury stores in Singapore en route to London.
Taxpayers in the impoverished country criticized the videos and questioned why their money was not being used to improve the underdeveloped country, but only to fund the minister’s family trip.
Mr. Tkatchenko’s daughter had gone with him to the coronation as his wife was unable to attend.
In a video, which has since been deleted from Ms Tkatchenko’s account, the lawyer can be seen visiting luxury stores including Hermès and Louis Vuitton.
“Those of you who know shopping at Singapore Airport is really elitist,” she says in the clip.
In another clip she presents her luxurious make-up collection.
Secretary of State Justin Tkatchenko was forced to defend his daughter Savannah, who lives in Queensland, after she shared snaps of her first-class trip and shopping at luxury brands in Singapore en route to London
She and her father also spent time in Singapore’s First Class Lounge, enjoying fancy meals and Cosmopolitan cocktails.
She then filmed washing her face in the bathroom before enjoying a sumptuous breakfast on board before landing in the UK.
The law student shared another clip of her donning her coronation outfit – a white pantsuit with a brooch and bare heels.
This TikTok was captioned “GRWM (get ready with me to attend a special occasion”).
Ms Tkatchenko, meanwhile, deleted her TikTok account after riots in PNG.
Ms Tkatchenko filmed herself on the first class flight to London to attend the coronation of King Charles
She shared another clip of her donning her coronation outfit – a white pantsuit with a brooch and bare heels
Flashes of designer handbags could be seen in their TikToks
Tania Bale, a PNG social justice advocate, tweeted: ‘The audacity of this ‘Disgusting’.
“Just gross,” said another.
“So sad to see PNG taxpayer dollars being wasted supporting this,” wrote another.
According to a 2020 World Bank report, nearly 40 percent of people living in PNG live below the poverty line, with nearly three million people in the country classified as poor.
Minister Tkatchenko has rebuffed those who crucified his daughter online, saying she didn’t buy anything from the stores where she filmed herself.
“My daughter is now completely devastated. “She’s traumatized by some of the most ridiculous and useless comments I’ve ever seen,” Mr Tkatchenko told ABC’s Pacific Beat.
‘Jealousy is a curse.’ And you know, these people make it very clear that they have nothing to do in their lives.’
Minister Tkatchenko has rebuffed those who crucified his daughter online, saying she didn’t buy anything from the stores where she filmed herself
He said those they attacked were “primitive animals” who “had nothing better to do.”
“We went to London, attended all the meetings and events and she represented her country to the highest degree and with all honor, without fear or favour,” he said.
He later told the Post Courier his daughter had “not misappropriated public funds” and said he would not be stepping down.
The celebration of the coronation reportedly cost PNG taxpayers the equivalent of $3 million.
Ms. Tkatchenko won two bronze medals in swimming at the 2015 South Pacific Games.
Chron Australia has reached out to Ms Tkatchenko for comment.