Who is the richest member of royal family? Inside Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles' net worth and their legacy
The British royal family has come into the limelight following the demise of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on April 9 at the age of 99. His funeral is set to take place on Saturday, April 17, and the event will be watched by billions across the planet. The royal family has found itself embroiled in a controversy in recent years over the Prince Harry-Meghan Markle episode. Will the death of Prince Philip see the family members coming together at the hour of grief?
Here we take the opportunity to revisit the financial fortunes of each member of one of the most celebrated families in the world. Starting from Queen Elizabeth right down to Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, where do the prominent members of the family stand in terms of their finances?
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Queen Elizabeth: $600 million
The constitutional monarch of 16 realms of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Head of the Commonwealth and Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Queen Elizabeth, 94, is the richest of all members of the family with a net worth of $600M. Born in London to the Duke and Duchess of York, Elizabeth is the longest-serving English monarch, breaking the record of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and had four children, including Prince Charles, who would become their heir-apparent.
Prince Charles: $100 million
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip is the second richest member of the family with a net worth of $100M. Born in Buckingham Palace in 1948, Prince Charles became the heir apparent when he was only three as his mother became the queen. He has been the Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952 and is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history. Charles has two sons with the late Lady Diana, the Princess of Wales — Prince William and Prince Harry.
Prince Harry: $60 million
Prince Harry, the 36-year-old Duke of Sussex who has been in the headlines for all wrong reasons of late, has a net worth of $60M, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Married to Meghan Markle and father of a boy, he is the sixth in the line of succession to the throne. Before he left the royal family in 2020, a vast majority of Harry’s personal net worth came from a trust fund set up by Lady Diana. After exiting the royal family, Harry and his wife also signed deals worth $120M, notably with companies Netflix and Spotify. They reportedly signed these deals after being financially cut off from the royal family. He has also served in the army and was deployed in Iraq in 2007 after training.
Prince Andrew: $45 million
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is the second son and third child of the Queen and has a net worth of $45M. The 61-year-old is currently the eighth in line to succeed his mother while at birth, he was the second. Andrew is officially supported by a tax-free annual allowance of $322,000 from his mother. Although Prince Andrew does not enjoy as big a public image as Charles, he nevertheless has a pricey real-estate portfolio which includes a lavish lodge in Switzerland.
Prince Edward: $45 million
The youngest child of the queen, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, has a net worth of $45M as well. Born in 1964 as Edward Antony Richard Louis, Edward graduated from Cambridge and is one of the very few members in the history of the British royals to have gained a university degree. He is currently the 12th in line to succeed his mother and is the father of two children.
Prince Philip: $30 million
According to CelebrityNetWorth, Prince Philip’s net worth at the time of his death stood at $30M, but according to HITC, it could be more than that since the former consort of the British monarch was a senior member of the family and was married to Queen Elizabeth, one of the most influential people in the world, for more than seven decades. Born in Greece, Philip had served in the British Navy and became a naturalized citizen of the UK and married the queen shortly after the Second World War.
Prince William: $30 million
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has a net worth of $30M. The elder son of Charles and Diana is the second in the line of succession after his father. The 38-year-old is married to Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the duo has three children. The majority of William’s current net worth comes from a trust which he inherited from his late mother. When Charles becomes the king, William will get a billion-dollar real-estate portfolio called the Duchy of Cornwall which generates $20-30M in personal income a year for the person next in line to the throne. Both William and his brother Harry received millions when Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, died in 2002.
Princess Royal Anne: $30 million
The only daughter of the queen, Princess Royal Anne has a net worth of $30 million. The 70-year-old though has been controversial for her autocratic ways, she has earned respect for her serious work ethics as a member of the royal family. She also does a lot of charity work and has been a president or patron of more than a hundred organizations. Currently married to Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Anne has two children from her previous marriage to Mark Phillips.
Catherine Middleton: $10 million
Catherine or Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is the wife of Prince William and is seen as a future queen consort. The 39-year-old's net worth is $10M. Her family had strong ties with the royalty on her father’s side and she worked for a fashion retailer called Jigsaw before her marriage with William in 2011. It is said that the transparent dress that Kate wore at a fashion show in 2002 sparked William’s interest in her.