Thank you so much for the article! It was very, very interesting reading!rchainho said:
Queens said:does any know how much the GRF are worth now minus miller $$$.... I heard that they got some money from greek gov't....
thanks
gaggleofcrazypeople said:Why would they get money if they are not in power?
KikkiB said:Neither are the Norwegian royal family. I think their fortune is a small two digit million Norwegian Kroner. The Queen do have some artwork and an appartment (she inherited it from her mother). The other members of the royal family (that being CP Haakon and Princess Märtha Louise) have inherited some money from late King Olav and other family members.
They "rent" the palace, Skaugum (I think) and other mansions around Norway from the state and get an "allowance" from the state for their daily run of the Norwegian Royal family, Inc So they are in the bottom league in the royal fortune list, but they have enough money to put food on the table and some more!
Please correct me if I'm worng!
norwegianne said:Skaugum is actually the Royal Family's personal property if I recall correctly (http://www.kongehuset.no is down at the moment so I can't check it there.). It was given to Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha as a wedding present. There was some "problems" when the current Crown Prince took over, because of the size of the farm it was his older sister who, by law, should have been offered it first. (Odel-law.)
But anyway.... Norwegian Royal family is probably amongst the poorer of the ruling families of Europe. Queen Maud got a fair share of inheritance from her father, but since King Olav had three children, that inheritance has been separated a few times.
kinneret5764 said:Did Martha-Louise make any money from her CD or children's book? She must have some serious cash stashed away if these sold well.
norwegianne said:Every year the Norwegian tax results are announced. The official Royal family is not a part of that, but the latter years since Princess Märtha Louise renounced her official HRH status she has been. You could read in the papers how much her personal fortune was, how much she had earned in the previous year, and how much tax she had paid. You could also find out that about the Princesses Astrid and Ragnhild, I believe. As well as Ari Behn.
Due to privacy reasons the Princesses fiscal information isn't put out in a searchable database on the Internet, as most other Norwegian citizens, but only laid out on actual paper. However, thanks to the tabloids, we can all find it out...
The Court do release an official budget, and account over how they have spent the money they receive from the state. They don't release information on the personal worth of the Royal Family.
susan alicia said:this is holland:
In the Quote of September 2004 the income of various members of the Dutch Royal family are published (it's published yearly by the dutch government)
Beatrix 3.966.000 euro
Willem Alexander 949.000
Maxima 836.000
Bernhard 652.000
sara1981 said:what about British Royal Family?
Prince Charles and late Princess Diana of Wales
Earl and Countess of Wessex
Andrew,Duke of York and Sarah,Duchess of York
Princess of Royal
HM Queen 2
Prince Philip
and lots of more about member of British Royal Family
Sara Boyce
susan alicia said:this is holland:
In the Quote of September 2004 the income of various members of the Dutch Royal family are published (it's published yearly by the dutch government)
Beatrix 3.966.000 euro
Willem Alexander 949.000
Maxima 836.000
Bernhard 652.000
Claire said:The British Royal Family is pretty much paid for by itself. The only person who is on the civil list is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh who gets £359,000. However the government helps to pay for the duties and services of the head of government and those doing duties in her stead. Last year the cost was £36.8 million
The other royals expenses are paid back to the government by the Queen. They get the following amounts:
HRH The Duke of York £249,000
TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent £236,000
HRH The Princess Royal £228,000
HRH Princess Alexandra £225,000
TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester 175,000
HRH The Earl of Wessex £141,000 **
HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (before her death) £87,000
HRH The Prince of Wales funds himself through funds raised by the Duchy of Cornwall. He also pays Princes William and Harry and undisclosed amount.
** Note that the Countess of Wessex appears no where on this list.
Look at http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page433.asp.
sara1981 said:what about late Diana,Princess of Wales?
Sara Boyce