Wealth-X, the intelligence firm on ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, estimates that the Royal baby could inherit as much as $1 billion in Royal legacy from the fortunes of the immediate members of the British Royal family, including Queen Elizabeth and Princes Philip, Charles and William.
The Royal baby will be third in line to the British throne after Prince Charles and Prince William.
Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrated her diamond jubilee last year, comes top of the list with a personal net worth of $660m. As the net worth figures do not include the possible inheritance of the Crown Jewels and the Royal Collection, only the Queen and Prince Charles are UHNW individuals worth $30m and above. The Queen’s income in 2014 is expected to rise by 15 per cent from $54m to nearly $58m.
The combined net worth of the immediate members of the Royal family is more than $1bn.