Duc_et_Pair
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The Danes are very generous towards their (former) royals. For an example: in the Dutch system Prince Joachim, Princess Benedikte, Countess Alexandra and Count Ingolf would not have received any cent from the State.
The differences in the amounts between Mary, Alexandra and Joachim probably are caused by the costs for the housing and staff. Crown Princess Mary makes use of the "infrastructure" (the housing, the staff, etc.) which is already functioning for her husband, the Crown Prince. That makes her "cost component" lower than that of Countess Alexandra.
In Belgium we saw that the late Queen Fabiola had a higher dotation that Queen Mathilde. In the Netherlands former Queen Beatrix has a higher dotation than Queen Máxima. It is all logical as Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima both make use of the "infrastructure" which is already there for their husbands.
The differences in the amounts between Mary, Alexandra and Joachim probably are caused by the costs for the housing and staff. Crown Princess Mary makes use of the "infrastructure" (the housing, the staff, etc.) which is already functioning for her husband, the Crown Prince. That makes her "cost component" lower than that of Countess Alexandra.
In Belgium we saw that the late Queen Fabiola had a higher dotation that Queen Mathilde. In the Netherlands former Queen Beatrix has a higher dotation than Queen Máxima. It is all logical as Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima both make use of the "infrastructure" which is already there for their husbands.