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King Charles III’s net worth is officially more than the late Queen Elizabeth II’s.
The monarch’s total value of assets reportedly jumped from $40 million to an eye-popping $854 million in just a year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2025.
Charles, 76, now has a net worth that is $360 million more than the Queen, who died in September 2022 at the age of 96. The sovereign had a value of $493 million by the time she had passed on.
Charles also didn’t pay an inheritance tax on the money the Queen had bequeathed him, according to the outlet.
Additionally, more cash rolls in from his Duchy of Lancaster estate, and it rakes in about $27 million a year.
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A source told the Times that the former Prince of Wales “carefully rebuilt his finances” following his costly and tumultuous 1996 divorce from Princess Diana.
The late People’s Princess had received a lump sum of $22 million in the divorce settlement.
“He became prudent at tucking away some money from the duchy after that wipeout [of capital],” the insider said. “We’re not talking vast sums here—several tens of millions, no more.”
“There have been suggestions that Camilla brought a good deal of money into their relationship, but that’s really not correct,” the insider continued.
Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005 after being friends since the 1970s.
Royal author Robert Hardman told the outlet that the royal family’s “financial arrangements really aren’t as complex” when being measured against other monarchies in Europe.
“Our monarchy really isn’t as wealthy as many people would believe,” he admitted.
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