victor1319
Serene Highness
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Newspaper NRC Handelsblad claims that from 1982 to 2009 that state paid 320.000 Euros (per year) to the head of state (Queen Beatrix at the time) for the maintenance of furniture and art work in the palaces.
One word: IKEA!
Just kidding! But one can easily see, why some Royal Houses prefer a very modern style - It is looking often better and is much, much cheaper.
The old stuff, all the antiquities... One does need a highly skilled and especially paid workforce to keep them in an acceptable condition.