Currently, many countries in the world that still have the Royal Family are following the constitutional monarchy, ie the Royal Family is mainly representative and diplomatic. The wealth of the Royal Family usually comes from inheritance and a portion of taxes paid by the people.
Here are the 5 most famous royals in the world, often referred to with great wealth.
Royal Saudi Arabia
According to estimates by Brand Finance , the Saudi royal family’s assets can be up to 1.4 trillion USD. This amount is 16 times more than the $ 88 billion the British royal family is holding. In addition to key figures such as King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, many other royal members are also billionaires.
Prince Mohammed was once interested in a palace worth 315 million USD and did not hesitate to spend money to own it
Although the Saudi Royal Family is quite tight-lipped, the public often encounters images of members with a luxurious lifestyle in palaces, expensive mansions or private planes… The most obvious example is Thailand. Prince Mohammed spent nearly half a billion dollars (more than 10,000 billion VND) to buy paintings by Leonardo da Vinci.
Qatari royal family
In Qatar, the Thani family has ruled since the mid-19th century, now has about 7,000-8,000 members. The king of this country is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, ascended the throne in 2013. According to many studies, this family currently controls about 335 billion USD of national wealth and owns many yachts, engines, resorts. high-end, outer space satellite,…
In particular, the Royal Qatar Foundation has the right to manage many famous properties in London (UK) including the Shard skyscrapers, Olympic village or Harrods department store… The fund also has a large stake in the group. financial conglomerate Barclays, the Empire State Building in New York, car maker Volkswagen and jewelry conglomerate Tiffany & Co.
In August 2020, the Qatar Royal family once attracted attention when “buying” the superyacht The Katara for about 412 million USD (nearly 10,000 billion VND). It is known that this is one of the most expensive and luxurious yachts in the world today.
Royal Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Royal Family is known as the Nahyan. The head of the Abu Dhabi Royal Family is Emir Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – who has also held the role of President of the UAE since 2004 until now.
Like many other Middle Eastern countries, the Nahyan family built their fortunes from its vast oil reserves. From the 1970s to the present, the Royal Family has accumulated about 150 billion USD. In addition, Emir Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan also holds the chair of the Abu Dhabi Investment Fund – which manages assets of up to 875 billion USD, including the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Royal Kuwait
The Al-Sabah family has ruled Kuwait from 1752 to the present and the current emir of this country is Sabah IV Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The family currently has about 1,000 members.
The wealth of the Kuwaiti Royal Family is mainly earned from investments in US stocks and most of those investments have increased rapidly over the years. In 1991, Time magazine estimated the Kuwaiti royal family’s wealth to be around $90 billion. Experts believe the total value of the royal family’s wealth could have quadrupled since the 1990s.
Royal Thai
In Thailand, the Chakri dynasty has ruled for about 236 years and has always received the respect of the people. Currently, Maha Vajiralongkorn is the head king of this country. According to the Royal Property Department of Thailand, the royal family has 10 core members and has a fortune of about 60 billion USD.
The assets of the Thai Royal Family include a wealth of expensive real estate in the heart of Bangkok and a large stake in many high-class hotels and corporations. Each year, the investments of the royal family of this country can bring in about 4 billion USD in revenue.
Above are 5 royals with extremely “terrible” assets that many people around the world admire and admire.