Not sure how everyone feels about this but here goes....William and Harry aren't rich, their Grandmother is and neither of them will be until they come into their inheritance from their mother and then from their father. Right now everything they do is paid for by someone else albeit their father or Grandmother. Mind you, they don't want for anything. As for marrying wealthy, William certainly won't be allowed to marry anyone that doesn't come from some kind of wealth. He will the need the approval of gov't and his Grandmother for the lucky lady that he wants to marry. While HM probably would approve of someone that fits into the family based on personality, the courtiers and gov't certainly wouldn't approve on that alone. He's the future Monarch and it would seem most likely that they'd want someone with some breeding. It's sad that this is the way it's done because as we've seen, it hasn't been very successful for Charles, Anne or Andrew. As for Edward, he was very fortunate that he didn't need the approval of the gov't for his marriage.
As for the topic of real estate value...it definitely depends on location as to the market value of a home. I live on the east coast of Canada and things are still quite affordable. We're starting to see more and more million dollar asking prices but they aren't in the city centre, most are coastal properties. However when you start getting into places like Toronto and Montreal then you start getting less bang for your buck. I was in London back a few years ago and was shocked at the asking price for some of the small flats within the city....and we're just talking flats here not houses....close to a half million pounds!!!!
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