Death of Elizabeth II: the fortune that the queen bequeaths to Charles III – BFMTV

Castles, jewels, stamps… Between property belonging to the British Crown and personal fortune of Queen Elizabeth, the new king receives a very diverse inheritance. King Charles III did not inherit only the throne on the death of his mother , Queen Elizabeth II, who had a colossal and above all very diversified personal fortune. First, the new sovereign will enjoy the property that belongs directly to the British Crown. We are talking in particular about Buckingham Palace, tens of thousands of jewels, 200,000 works of art… The whole thing was estimated by Forbes magazine at 28 billion euros.Concerning the personal fortune of Elizabeth II, estimated there a few months to 430 million euros by the Sunday Times, part will also be transmitted to Charles III, according to what indicates the will of the deceased queen. It is therefore impossible to precisely estimate the amount recovered by the new sovereign, since the document will remain in the private domain. Indeed, unlike other Britons, the royal family does not have to make the will public. She is also exempt from inheritance tax. Castles across the country Regarding private properties, there is, for example, Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the residence where the Queen died on Thursday. It is a 19th century castle, located in an area of ​​20,000 hectares. It is estimated at 200 million euros. Among the residences, there is also Sandrigham Castle, in the east of England, where the royal family usually celebrates Christmas. Its value is estimated at around 150 million euros.Agricultural land, stamps, horses…In the personal fortune of Queen Elizabeth II there are also tens of thousands of agricultural hectares and other real estate that bring in big each year: 24 million pounds in 2021. Another interesting aspect of the legacy, a mind-blowing collection of stamps, already bequeathed to Elizabeth II by her grandfather George V. And the amount of this collection makes you dizzy: nearly of 100 million euros.Charles III also inherits the horses of the queen, a very prosperous stable of racehorses which brings in several million euros each year.Nelson Getten with Salomé Robles