PHOTOS – Elizabeth II, Felipe of Spain, Albert of Monaco… How much are their fortunes?
Who of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Albert II of Monaco or even King Rama X and the Duke of Luxembourg is the richest? If some crowned heads are discreet about their fortunes, others like to expose their lifestyle between pomp and luxury.
Jewels and palaces. Jet or horse-drawn carriage outings. Private art collections or exhibited in museums. How high are the fortunes of crowned heads? On Monday April 25, 2022, King Felipe revealed to the Spaniards the amount of his bank accounts out of a desire for transparency and to detach himself from his father’s financial scandals. The monarch said in a statement that he owns very precisely 2,573,392.80 euros placed in a bank account, out of the gross 4,276,000 euros he received from the Stateas Prince of Asturias and then as King, reports Europapress this Tuesday, April 26. If the son of Juan Carlos I and Sophia of Greece has no real estate, he has acquired several works of art, valuable antiques and jewelryfor an amount of approximately 300,000 euros.
A beautiful heritage that remains far from that which possesses the Grimaldi family. At the head of the Principality of Monaco, Albert II would enjoy a private fortune of 894 million eurosaccording to the ranking of royal fortunes established by the financial media Business Intern in 2019. To this beautiful sum, are added land and properties in Monaco and France. Charlene Wittstock’s husband also detained a collection of vintage cars. Inherited from his father Prince Rainier III, a car enthusiast, it has continued to grow thanks to new acquisitions. “with monumental or sporty silhouettes, majestic bodywork, gleaming hoods, royal grilles”, report the site of the Monegasque prince’s palace.
>> PHOTOS – Elizabeth II, Albert of Monaco, Felipe of Spain… How much are their fortunes?
Albert of Monaco, one of the richest princes in the world
According to the American media Forbes, Jacques and Gabriella’s father is also believed to be the tourist holder of shares in a resort in Monte Carlo, a stamp collection and the home where his mother Grace Kelly grew up in Philadelphia, acquired in 2016 for around $754,000 . An incredible fortune that makes him one of the richest princes in the world, ahead of the Queen of England.
The impressive collection of works of art of Elizabeth II
The grandmother of princes William and Harry would have between 300 and 450 million euros, according to a documentary on the sovereign, broadcast in June 2019 on BFM TV. However, a large part of Elizabeth II’s property actually belongs to the crown, as Philippe Chassaigne points out in France-Culture : “People find it difficult to separate what belongs to the crown and what belongs to the private fortune of the Queen. These are technical subjects, so an educational effort is never useless”. Thereby, “She cannot sell these possessions, but several estates and private collections have been passed down through her family for generations.” London correspondent for Point, Marc Roche says: “The fortune of the Windsors remains opaque since no one wants to take a look at it because the Queen is very resistant to lifting the veil on his private fortune. And why does she ask? The oligarchs, entrepreneurs, and all the new billionaires do not reflect the extent of their wealth, far superior to that of the crown”.
If she’s not about to reveal the details of her fortune, The temperature specify that she is England’s richest landowner with several estates, such as Balmoral Castle (200 million euros), in Scotland, or Sandringham, in Norfolk (150 million euros), with 8,000 hectares of forests, farms and farms that it rents to individuals. She also owns a stock portfolio, racehorses, her personal jewelery and property and assets left by her father, King George VI, as well as her mother, who owned a collection of jewelery and works of art. art. This would count more than 7,000 tables, 40,000 watercolors including Rembrandt, Canaletto, Vermeer, 600 drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, 150,000 engravings, antique furniture, tapestries and ceramics. Not to mention its impressive collection of old books.
Which of Elizabeth II, Prince William and Prince Charles is the richest?
Prince Charles Talonne his illustrious mother with a personal fortune estimated at 300 million euros. Between 2019-2020, his annual income would have been 25 million euros. Most from Son Duchy of Cornwall, its historical prerogative valued at more than one billion euros in assets, of which he has only the usufruct. His eldest, Prince William, would have more than 33 million euros aside. According The echoes in May 2018, this sum includes in particular the 12 million euros of inheritance from his mother, collected for his 30th birthday, which generated approximately 171,000 euros in annual income.
All his expenses being borne by his father, by inheriting Duchy of Cornwall when Prince Charles ascends the throne, William will be the richest of all the Windsors. By marrying him, Kate Middleton did not arrive empty-handed. Owner of a apartment in a very chic area of London (gift from her parents worth 1.2 million euros), she also owns shares in Party Pieces, the family party supplies company. In total, the wealth of the mother of George, Charlotte and Louis was estimated between 6 and 10 million euros before his royal wedding.
The juicy contracts of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Since leaving England and his royal duties, Prince Harry’s lifestyle has not stopped talking. As a reminder, Meghan Markle’s companion shared 12.2 million euros with his brother on the death of their great-grandmother, Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 2002. He too inherited 14 million euros for his 30th birthday in 2014, from the estate of his mother Lady Di. And until they live in the United States, his father also covers his expenses related to his official function. Having served the Royal Air Force for ten years, Prince Harry received an annual salary of 53,000 dollars (45,000 euros) until his retirement in 2015, according to the magazine. Forbes.
After the many scandals concerning the renovations of the chalet of Frogmore Cottage, Meghan Markle and Harry signed two very juicy contracts in 2020. The first with Netflix estimated at 84 million euros. The second, via their podcast production company Archewell Audio with the Spotify platform. As for Meghan Markle, she had already won 1.98 million eurosthanks to the seven seasons of the series Combinations, in which she played Rachel Zane.
the King of the Belgians, the least rich of monarchs?
In Europe, we also find King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden with 62 million euros, the queen Margaret II of Denmark holding 35 million euros, King Harald V of Norway and his fortune at 27 million euros. Sums that come far behind that of the King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands which would receive 35 million euros per year. The less fortunate monarch would be Philippe, the king of the Belgians who would only have 12 million euros.
Among the royal families with commented fortunes, the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is not to be outdone. In July 2019, several media showed that he had a fortune estimated at 3.55 billion euros. Figures attributed to the Grand Ducal Court reacted : “The figures announced for years in certain publications relating to the fortune of the Grand Ducal Court, reflected in pure fantasy. Said fortune actually amounts to only a tiny percentage of the figures recently peddled. And this, without revealing the amount of his heritage. Finally, Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein would hold 3 billion euros according to Business Intern.
At the house of billionaire crowned heads, there is one who is not afraid to flaunt her wealth and her life of pomp. Rama X, the highly controversial king of thailandwould have 30 billion asideaccording Business Insider. And because nothing is ever too big or too good for him, he reportedly owns the Golden Jubilee Diamond, the world’s largest cut diamond at 545 carats. Behind without a loin, the Sultan of Brunei an estimated fortune of 20 billion dollars and has one of the largest palaces in the world.
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