Thursday, 6 November 2014

Photos: The Sultan of Brunei is the 2nd wealthiest Royal in the world! See who's no.1

They have palaces, they have power, and they have probably never had to cook a meal a day in their lives - let us introduce you to the Top 10 wealthiest royals from around the world.
All hail the Kings and Queens!!!
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej atten
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand

It comes as no surprise that, hold on a second, it comes as a huge surprise that in the number 1 spot it's the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej. He is sitting on a cool net worth of $35 billion. This educated leader donates a lot of money to rural developments in Thailand and has even been known to get his hands dirty working on the land himself!
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The Sultan of Brunei
The Sultan of Brunei is the second wealthiest royal. He's worth around $20 billion, and as expected he lives in a palace, but not just any palace, he lives in the Istana Nurul Iman, which is the second-largest palace in the world.
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King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz, of Saudi Arabia
Coming in at number 3 with an estimated net worth of $18 billion, it's King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz, of Saudi Arabia. He has four wives, at least they can help him spend all that money.
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi
Fourth place on the royal rich list goes to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi. According to Forbes he's worth $15 billion, he recently bought New York's Chrysler Building for $800 million.
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Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The Emir's neighbour in Dubai is the 5th wealthiest royal, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum - the ruler of Dubai is valued at $4.5 billion. Fun fact about Mohammed bin Rashid at one time he owned the largest yacht in the world at 40 metres.
Queen Elizabeth II takes the 9th spot, she might be the most well recognized royal but she isn't the wealthiest, in fact she doesn't even have $1 billion to her name! In a world of royal billionaires, The Queen's net worth of $500 million is just Monopoly money to someone like the King of Thailand!


No 6- Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
The Prince is worth $4 billion. His family art collection is the second largest privately owned art collection in the world, which makes sense considering he spends an estimated $18 million on art every year. 


No 7- Morocco's King Mohammed VI.
This forward thinking leader is always working to improve his country by creating more jobs and giving women more power. He's worth around $2.5 billion.

No 8- Prince of Monaco, Albert II
The son of Grace Kelly sits on a cool $1.4 billion fortune.
The Prince has been known to host public events at his Palace in Monaco.


No 9- Queen Elizabeth II
Probably the most recognisable face on the list, The Queen has a net worth of $500 million, she makes $12.9 million a year. Her most prized posession has to be her palace which is worth around $5 billion.

No 10- King of Swaziland Mswati III
This King was crowned at the young age of 18, and he has 15 wives and counting.

He is worth $100 million, not as much as his fellow royals, but he seems to be spending better than them, he owns a $17 million private jet and 13 royal palaces, almost a palace for every wife! We shared a post about this King and his 14 wives earlier on today.
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