While their combined wealth isn’t as much as Elon Musk’s they are still very wealthy and very royal people. As someone from the UK, I was shocked to see the Queen of England not even making a scratch on this list! Most people would not have heard of the people on this list, let alone know anything about them, but that is about to change as we take a look at the top ten wealthiest monarchs and royal family members…
Albert II, The Prince of Monaco
Estimated Net Worth: $1.0 billion (£830 Million)
Wiki: Albert II OLY is Prince of Monaco, since 2005. Albert was born at the Prince’s Palace of Monaco, and he is the second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly. He attended the Lycée Albert Premier before studying political science at Amherst College.
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, The Emir of Qatar
Estimated Net Worth: $2.1 Billion (£1.7 Billion)
Wiki: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is the Emir of Qatar. He is the fourth son of the previous Emir, Hamad bin Khalifa. He has been the ruler of Qatar since 2013 when his father abdicated the throne. Tamim had been the heir apparent since 2003 when his older brother Sheikh Jassim renounced his claim to the throne.
Juan Carlos I, The Ex-King of Spain
Estimated Net Worth: $2.3 Billion (£1.9 Billion)
Wiki: Juan Carlos abdicated in 2014 after close to 40 years in power and handed power to his son Felipe. His decision to give up the throne came after a corruption investigation involving his daughter’s husband and a controversial elephant hunting trip the monarch took during Spain’s financial crisis.
Henri, The Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Estimated Net Worth: $4 Billion (£3.2 Billion)
Wiki: Henri is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He has reigned since 7 October 2000. Henri, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, is a first cousin of King Philippe of Belgium.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, The Emir Sheikh of Dubai
Estimated Net Worth: $4 Billion (£3.2 Billion)
Wiki: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, after his son, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He is the third son of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, former vice president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.
Hans-Adam II, The Prince of Liechtenstein
Estimated Net Worth: $7.2 Billion (£5.98 Billion)
Wiki: Hans-Adam II is the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein. He is the son of Prince Franz Joseph II and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek. He also bears the titles Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf, and Count of Rietberg.
Mohammed VI, The King of Morocco
Estimated Net Worth: $8.2 Billion (£6.81 Billion)
Wiki: Mohammed VI is the King of Morocco. He belongs to the ‘Alawi dynasty and acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II. Upon ascending to the throne, Mohammed initially introduced a number of reforms and changed the family code, Mudawana, which granted women more power.
Salman of Saudi Arabia, The King of Saudi Arabia
Estimated Net Worth: $18 Billion (£14.94 Billion)
Wiki: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 23 January 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 16 June 2012 to 23 January 2015. He is the 25th son of King Abdulaziz and the sixth of his sons who have reigned as kings.
Hassanal Bolkiah, The Sultan of Brunei
Estimated Net Worth: $28 Billion (£23.24 Billion)
Wiki: Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the last absolute monarchs in the world.
Vajiralongkorn, The King of Thailand
Estimated Net Worth: $43 Billion (£35.70 Billion)
Wiki: Vajiralongkorn is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his father’s death on 13 October 2016, he was expected to ascend to the throne of Thailand but asked for time to mourn before taking the throne.
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