The British royal family is full of money-making routines, comparable to " perpetual motion machine ". Where can the queen's property go after her death? --introduction.
On September 8, Queen Elizabeth II of England ended her long life at the age of 96. On September 19, the Queen's state funeral was held as scheduled, and the era of Elizabeth II came to an end.
inherited the throne by the eldest son of the queen, Charles . During the 70 years of the queen's reign, the queen witnessed the changes in British history and helped Britain get out of the haze and enter the path of stable development. It is a respectable figure for the British people. Next, it depends on whether the British royal family led by Charles will continue to carry forward the glory of the royal family like her mother.
On the surface, the British royal family is just the facade of Britain. Every day, it is either attending parties or on the way to hold banquets. In fact, the royal family is really busy with these superficial projects, and they have to spend huge pounds every year.
alone drinks at the royal banquet cost 500,000 pounds a year, Buckingham Palace was uncomfortable living, and it cost 2 million pounds per repair.
In addition, the expenses of royal members are quite large. The wedding of Harry Prince 2 in 2018 alone cost 10 million pounds, and the Queen's special plane that she can't take a few times a year also needs to be maintained regularly. The maintenance fee is 100,000 pounds a year.
The amount of allowance provided by the government to the British royal family every year is even more amazing. This is why so many British people are dissatisfied with the British royal family. The British royal family does nothing every day, eating, drinking, and enjoying all kinds of things, but they are at ease spending the hard money of taxpayers across the country.
But in fact, in addition to being able to spend, they also know how to make money. Elizabeth II, who just died, is one of the richest people in the world. Therefore, the wealth that the royal family has is much greater than imagined.
So where does the Queen’s money come from? It mainly comes from two aspects. First, the country pays the queen "wage" every year, and on the other hand, it is "private property".
As the image spokesperson of the country, the British royal family inevitably needs various expenses in daily life. The royal family cannot pay for the expenses incurred in attending various receptions and charity activities.
The money paid to the royal family by the country is essentially from the British royal family. The tourism income, real estate income, etc. created by the royal family by "trading" their image are handed over to the Royal Property Bureau, and the Royal Property Bureau then uses 15% of the profit as a "commission" for the royal family.
As for the royal family's private property, it really has nothing to do with the British government. The royal family owns two principalities in the United Kingdom, the Principality of Lancaster and the Principality of Cornwall. The Principality of Lancaster covers an area of 184.33 square kilometers, with an annual net income of about £30 million and a total value of about £710 million.
Cornwall has 260 agricultural products, 57.7 million pounds of open land, and 342 million pounds of commercial real estate. It was in the hands of Charles. When he was in charge of this land, he worked diligently and generated income with excellent results. After Charles became king, the principality automatically became the property of Crown Prince William.
With the death of the Queen of England, her legacy will undergo a huge change. The first is the Principality of Lancaster mentioned earlier, which was naturally handed over to the current king Charles. The dog she loved extremely seriously during her lifetime must have found a suitable entrusted person before her lifetime.
Next is the highlight - the Queen's Jewelry. English Queen is called "the person with the most jewelry in the world". Every time she attends an occasion publicly, her outfits and the sky-high jewelry she wears will always become popular.
It is said that she owns more than 300 pieces of jewelry in total, including crowns, necklaces, rings, earrings, watch brooches, etc., with a total value of up to 1 billion pounds. So where does her jewelry go?
The Queen’s jewelry can be divided into three categories in total, two categories, one category is actually owned by the royal family. Like St. Edward's crown, it is the crown of all emperors.
and the Imperial Crown, which was the Queen Victoria at that time, disliked the St. Edward's crown that was too heavy, so the celebrities created a exactly the same but much lighter crown, which was the Imperial Crown.
In addition, there is also Emperor Scepter , which was born in 1661, and is covered with traces of countless emperors touched. With the death of the Queen, these things will belong to the new king Charles, and can also be said to be "ancestorical".
Charles is a man who doesn't use many crowns, jewelry, etc., so it will definitely fall on his new queen, Camilla in the end.
Of course, Charles only has the temporary right to use it, and it will be passed down from generation to generation of emperors in the future. Although this type of jewelry is of great value, what is more important is its symbolic significance.
There is also a type of jewelry, which belongs to the Queen's own private collection. Among them are gifts given by their parents and grandmother, as well as gifts from other countries.
These are her own personal belongings and can be disposed of at will. As for whom to give to, there are many choices at present. One is Charles' queen, Camilla, but in terms of personal feelings, the queen doesn't like this daughter-in-law very much, so it is very likely that her daughter and relatives will become the owners of these sky-high jewelry.
The Queen's daughter Princess Anne , from time to time, you can receive expensive gifts from your mother, as well as Princess William's wife, who is deeply loved by the Queen. The media often photographs Princess Kate carrying the same style as the Queen.
Of course, this is just a speculation based on the Queen's attitude towards the younger generations during her lifetime. As for whom these jewelry will fall, the answer will be known soon.
