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| Queen Elizabeth II |
Queen
Elizabeth, 85, has an estimated personal net worth of $500 million that comes
from property holdings including Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands,
stud farms, a fruit farm and marine land throughout the U.K.; extensive art and
fine jewelry; and one of the world’s largest stamp collections built by her
grandfather.
Not
included are those assets belonging to the Crown Estate, which she gets to
enjoy as Queen, such as $10 billion worth of real estate, Buckingham Palace
(estimated to be worth another $5 billion), the Royal Art collection, and
unmarked swans on stretches of the Thames. The Crown has claimed ownership of these
birds since the 12th century when swan meat was considered a
delicacy; they are no longer eaten. The Queen also receives an annual
government stipend of $12.9 million.
