As one of the oldest existing royal families in the world, although the British royal family is not as rich as the royal family in the Arab Gulf countries, it still ranks 6th on the global royal wealth list with a net worth of US$88 billion.
However, most of these huge wealth belongs to "monarch assets" and is automatically inherited by each generation of monarchs. The monarch and his heirs are not allowed to sell these assets, because all the gains obtained from these assets must be reinvested to ensure the appreciation of the "monarch's assets".
After Queen Elizabeth passed away, the monarch's assets were naturally inherited by Charles III . In addition to the expenses used to perform royal duties, Charles III personally gained very limited income from these properties.
In addition, the Queen has been in power for 70 years and has also accumulated a "private property", including the Queen's investment, jewelry, art, property, etc. According to Forbes , this part of private property is about $500 million.
It can be said that whoever inherits the queen's private property is that real money flows into personal pockets, which has nothing to do with the "public".
According to media reports from Britain and the United States, the biggest beneficiaries of the Queen's legacy are not Charles III and Camilla, but her beloved eldest grandson and eldest grandson daughter-in-law William Kate.
William inherited the Principality of Cornwall, which was 1 billion pounds,
Among the "monarchal assets" of the British royal family, there are two independent principalities most eye-catching because their income will become the "private property" of the heirs, mainly used for private expenditures and charitable activities.
A is the Duchy of Lancaster inherited by the monarch. It is mainly distributed in Wales and the counties of England. It was established by Edward III in 1265. The total assets are worth about £653 million, including farms, manors, residential and commercial real estate, as well as 10 castles and 1 royal church.
The financial report of this year's Q1 shows that the Principality of Lancaster's net profit last year was £24 million.
Another is the Duchy of Cornwall inherited by the "Crown Prince". It is mostly located in the southwest corner of the Isle of England and was also established by Edward III in 1337, with a total asset value of approximately £1 billion.
Cornwall's Principality even has an entire coastline - the submarine cable from the east coast of the United States to the United Kingdom is to land on the coast of the Principality of Cornwall. It is said that at least US$20 million in "land use fee" is required every year. All marine life and natural resources in the coastal waters, except artificial breeding, belong to the crown prince.
Last year, the net profit of the Principal of Cornwall increased by 13% compared with the previous year.
It is reported that William took over the Principality of Cornwall's first project is the ongoing residential development in the Junsladean. The project is planned to last for 30 years, with more than 4,000 new residential buildings and a commercial street to improve the living conditions of impoverished communities in Newquay Town, Cornwall.
These two principalities have been managed by special independent trust institutions, and the owners can be said to be "winning in vain".
Kate inherits $100 million jewelry
The most eye-catching jewelry category in the Queen's private property. According to royal insiders quoted by the US media, they will be left to their grandson's wife Kate, Queen Camilla and Harry's wife Megan can't get anything!
The person also revealed that the Queen made this decision at the last moment of her life and specifically revised her will for this purpose.
roughly counts that the Queen's batch of jewelry includes about 300 pieces, including 98 brooches, 46 necklaces, 34 pairs of earrings, 15 rings, 14 watches, 5 pendants...
As the biggest beneficiary of this will modification, although Kate has benefited, it is very likely that his relationship with Camilla and Meghan will be more subtle. Rumors in the world, Camilla has always disliked Kate. In addition to Kate's dress and style of dressing and handling, she often pays tribute to the "real mother-in-law" Diana , her harmonious relationship with the late queen also made Camilla extremely jealous.
Since Harry and Meghan are no longer members of the royal family, it is not surprising that they did not obtain the queen's inheritance, but the queen has always been very concerned about Harry's eldest daughter Lilibet during her lifetime. This time she left nothing for her, which really shocked her chin. Some people say that this is the last message the Queen sent to Harry and Meghan: What you plant, you will gain. Before
, the queen was very concerned about the use of jewelry by the royal family members, and her closeness and alienation with the royal women was simply on the table. When Kate got married, the queen gave her grandmother, Queen Mary, the most beloved crown "Cambridge Lover's Knot" to Kate as a wedding gift. This crown Princess Diana also wore it several times during her lifetime.
Kate once wore a diamond necklace from the queen after giving birth to his eldest son George . This necklace was worn in 1951 when the Queen began to perform some of her monarchal duties on her father.
When Megan got married, she originally wanted to wear the royal emerald crown, but the queen refused her. A few months later, Princess Unikin, the queen's beloved youngest son, Prince Edward , was married. She wore this emerald crown that no one had worn in more than half a century...
According to British law, the monarch and royal family members have the right not to publish their wills. Whoever the queen's private property belongs to may always be a mystery. But perhaps in the near future, we can use various clues to slightly confirm...
