Saudi royal family vs British royal family.?

Question

would like to know which royal family is richer in terms of money and property. Also, which royal family has more power than the other. How much money do the heads and heirs of these two families own. How much is self made and how much is inherited? Please give me some facts not just random answers.

Answer 1

 I would say property and land is worth more in Britian than the skyscrapers and desert in saudi. The monachy in Britian is stable whereas the ruling states in the middle east have their days numbered.

Answer 2

If it is about wealth then the Saudi Royal fmily is definitely richest and since weare talking of the royal family let us not drag in commonwealth and position holders and figureheads. The Queen in person is definitely not  the richest but as much as these positions are wealth oooin assets and sometimes money it is alos an expenditure. Secondly the type ofwelath concerned here is reserve and natural wealth for Saudi Arabia whilst that of The queen is based on taxes and revenue of the state. If said in personal wealth the saudis are richer but on the opposite side the quen is richer in far more assets and revenue out of the empire. if it is about respect it changes constantly with changing political reasons for benefit. For the time being the house of saud is more respected as they are the keyholders of valuable national reserve. Respect is earned either intentionally or not.

Answer 3

I don't know who is richer, but the only thing I know saudi have more respect in my eyes. They are rich due to their oil but queen of england what ever she own most of is stolen or looted from the british empire. If she give back everything, she will be a normal lady.nothing more than that. you can be rich and proud of your own wealth not on stolen property.

Answer 4

I laugh when i see people thinking that the british royals have less money than saudis.  All one needs to look at is the fact that britain basically made the modern world.  The true wealth of queen of britain is measured in trillions not billions.

Answer 5

how missguided some people are.  The queen of great britain is also queen of the commonwealth and the media has been directed to make the public believe that queen elizabeth the second has no power.  This is done so that she is left untouchable by the politics and scrutiny that the king of soudi is still under.  These people are not idiots they have been ruling the world for a long time and have devised methods of staying in power.

Answer 6

that all c**p, should be helping the poor not culculating that blood money....
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Answer 7

i will have to disagree with all of you on this.

The most common conception of the British Royal family is that they are nothing more than just a figure head of state. This is completely wrong. If you really research this you will find that the Queen is still one of if not the most powerful head of state around. She at any time can dissolve parliament and take over the country. She is the one who grant the laws of the land ands also has final say on if the country can and can not go to war. Plus many other powers which she chooses not to use. Or maybe she does but its done in a way that looks like she/they are not doing it.

As for wealth. There are several figures going around but you got to remember these are only figures that get released. They have the state wealth whch is billions apon billions. Then they have the wealth is which the UK pay them to live. Millions per year. They also own many business's which are conducted in directly by Prince Phillip which are linked to the Spanish Royal family and would you believe the American Bush 'Royal' family (and we all know how dodgy these guys are!).

People shouldn't under estimate the British Royal family. Im no fan of any family who think they are above it all but people like this only stay in power if they have power to back them. The UK country has several times tried to rid the royals over the past 40 years but each time they just come back stronger. Dont let the stupidity you see in the papers and TV deceive you

Answer 8

i will have to disagree with all of you on this.

The most common conception of the British Royal family is that they are nothing more than just a figure head of state. This is completely wrong. If you really research this you will find that the Queen is still one of if not the most powerful heads of state around. She at any time can dissolve parliament and take over the country. She is the one who grants the laws of the land and also has final say on if the country can and can not go to war. Plus many other powers which she chooses not to use. Or maybe she does but its done in a way that looks like she/they are not doing it.

As for wealth. There are several figures going around but you got to remember these are only figures that get released. They have the state wealth which is billions appon billions. Then they have the wealth is which they UK pay them to live. Millions per year. They also own many business's which are conducted in directly by Prince Phillip which are linked to the Spanish Royal family and would you believe the Bush family.

People shouldn't under estimate the British Royal family. Im no fan of any family who think they are above it all but people like this only stay in power if they have power to back them. The UK country has several times tried to rid the royals over the past 40 years but each time they just come back stronger. Don't let the stupidity you see in the papers and TV deceive you.

Now im not saying they Brit Royals are richer then the Saudis but by far they are more powerful.

Answer 9

i will have to disagree with all of you on this.

The most common conception of the British Royal family is that they are nothing more than just a figure head of state. This is completely wrong. If you really research this you will find that the Queen is still one of if not the most powerful heads of state around. She at any time can dissolve parliament and take over the country. She is the one who grants the laws of the land and also has final say on if the country can and can not go to war. Plus many other powers which she chooses not to use. Or maybe she does but its done in a way that looks like she/they are not doing it.

As for wealth. There are several figures going around but you got to remember these are only figures that get released. They have the state wealth which is billions appon billions. Then they have the wealth is which they UK pay them to live. Millions per year. They also own many business's which are conducted in directly by Prince Phillip which are linked to the Spanish Royal family and would you believe the Bush family.

People shouldn't under estimate the British Royal family. Im no fan of any family who think they are above it all but people like this only stay in power if they have power to back them. The UK country has several times tried to rid the royals over the past 40 years but each time they just come back stronger. Don't let the stupidity you see in the papers and TV deceive you.

Now im not saying they Brit Royals are richer then the Saudis but by far they are more powerful.

Answer 10

Saudi royal family of course they have 78.8 billion pounds and Brith royal family only have 6.3 billion.

Answer 11

Hi,
Saudi royal family:
The sharing of family wealth has been a critical component in maintaining the semblance of a united front within the royal family. An essential part of family wealth is the Kingdom in its physical entirety, which the Al Saud view as a totally owned family asset. Whether through the co-mingling of personal & state funds from lucrative government positions, huge land allocations, direct allotments of crude oil to sell in the open market, segmental controls in the economy, special preferences for the award of major contracts, outright cash handouts, and astronomical monthly allowances, - all billed to the national exchequer - all told, the financial impact may have exceeded 40% of the Kingdom's annual budget during the reign of King Fahd. Over decades of oil revenue-generated expansion, estimates of royal receipts have varied, ranging as low as an unlikely $50 billion and as high as over $1 trillion.. This method of wealth distribution has allowed many of the senior princes & princesses to accumulate largely unauditable wealth and, in turn, pay out, in cash or kind, to lesser royals and commoners, and thereby gaining political influence through their own largesse.

During periods of high oil prices as were the late 70s, early 80s, and again, immediately after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, national income has outpaced the developmental needs & social obligations of the Saudi government and the effects of royal skimming were diminished. From the mid 80s through the 90s, when international crude oil prices dropped to the teens and below, the subsequent shortfall in income, and the availability of surprisingly limited financial reserves (when compared to such countries as Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates which continued to grow during crude price droughts because of dividends generated from years of prudent investments.. According to well-publicized but unsubstantiated reports, King Abdullah has intentions to reduce the Al Saud share of the budget, an act which may sow discontent within the royal family, but would be popular with the Kingdom's citizenry.

British royal family:
Money to support the Queen in the exercise of her duties as head of state of the United Kingdom (the Head of State Expenditure) come from the Civil List. This is a return of a small portion of the revenue from the Crown Lands that are surrendered by the monarch to parliament at the beginning of each reign; all Crown Land being administered by The Crown Estates, an institution that is answerable to parliament. In the 2003-04 fiscal year, the amount surrendered was £176.9 million, where the Head of State Expenditure was £36 million. The Head of State Expenditure does not include the cost of security.

Only the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh receive funding from the Civil List. The Duke receives £359,000 per year.

Only some members of the Royal Family carry out public duties; these individuals receive an annual payment known as a Parliamentary Annuity, the funds being supplied to cover office costs.

    * The Duke of York: £249,000 per annum
    * The Earl and Countess of Wessex: £141,000 per annum
    * The Princess Royal: £228,000 per annum
    * The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester: £175,000 per annum
    * The Duke and Duchess of Kent: £236,000 per annum
    * Princess Alexandra £225,000 per annum

These amounts are repaid by The Queen from her private funds.

Though always voluntarily subject to the Value Added Tax and other indirect taxes, the Queen agreed to pay taxes on income and capital gains from 1992, although the details of this arrangement are both voluntary and secret. At the same time it was announced that only the Queen and Prince Philip would receive civil list payments. Since 1993 the Queen's personal income has been taxed as any other Briton. The Queen's private estate (eg shareholdings, personal jewellery, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle) will be subject to Inheritance Tax, however bequests from Sovereign to Sovereign are exempt.

In addition to the released costs, there are significant hidden costs such as security, exempt taxes and costs met by local councils during royal visits.The cost of the extensive security provided for the royal family is kept secret; it is argued that releasing the total security budget would in itself jeopardise the security of the royals.

Answer 12

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Answer 13

Obvioulsy the House of Saud has more respect than the HOuse Of Windsor, i say this for a few reasons ... 1.) The Saudis expport oil to the world making us need them 2.) Islam in general respects the Saudis as their leaders 3.) Unlike the Saudis the british royal family live off the help of UK tax payers and most of their wealth is in Art , property and clothes.  why would you say the Brotish rayal family has more respect the British people are tired of paying them off. and yes as many of you said the saudis also win interms of money . King Abdullah is worth an estimated 26 billion dallars US ,. where as The british queen is worth half a billion , that means that the head of the saudis is 52 x richer than the house of windsor.

Answer 14

Saudi royal family.
The British royal family get british money.
The Saudi royal family get ARAB MONEY.