Estates worth millions
Royal Residences: This is how expensive European noble families live
Drottningholm Castle in Sweden
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Is it the English royals – or the royal family from Sweden or Spain? Who lives most expensively among the nobility – and who lives cheapest? An investigation will now show this.
Some people who are planning to buy have already noticed that property prices are also becoming more expensive for the rest of the population. According to “Immoverkauf24.de” they are Property prices in Germany since 2010 on average around increased around 58 percent. What about huge estates that have been owned by royal families for centuries – sometimes even in very popular metropolitan regions? EA study by Deutsche Traumhauslotterie investigated this question and shows which property is worth the most given current local prices.
These European monarchies live particularly expensive lives
In the list of monarchies, the north of Europe tends to be in the lower range when it comes to property prices – measured in terms of price per square meter, the following values arise for Scandinavia and the Netherlands:
- Paleis Noordeinde in The Hague: The site of the official residence of the Dutch monarchy would today 14 million euros cost. Compare other properties to live in king Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima was quite modest about this – only from the price of the land.
- Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen: Queen Margrethe’s city residence would be today 53 million euros value.
- The Royal Oslo Castle (“Det kongelig slott”): The estate of the royal couple from Norway – Queen Sonya and King Harald – would 66 million euros cost.
In the middle of the price range there are Brussels and the Spanish ones Royals again:
- Palacio de la Zarzuela: On the outskirts of Madrid is the palace of the Spanish royal couple – King Felipe and Queen Letizia – Value: 74 million euros.
- Apostolic Palace in Vatican City: The Pope’s official residence. This is where the value of the property lies 183 million euros. The Vatican State is considered an absolute (elective) monarchy and is ruled by the “Priest King”, i.e. the Pope.
- Royal Palace in Brussels: Here have king Philippe and Queen Mathilde their official residence. The property will be on 170 million euros estimated.
The prices are much higher when it comes to the English royals – but they are not the only ones in the top 3:
- Buckingham Palace in London: According to current status, the property of the residence of the English royals is on 715 million euros estimated.
- Drottningholm Palace on Lake Maläre: This is where the Swedish royal family relaxes 208 million euros expensive property convenient. It is open to the public all year round, although the royal family has their permanent residence there. While visitors are walking through part of the castle, Carl Gustaf, King of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden may be at home in the south wing of the property at the same time – if they are not on a state visit or on holiday. And her children, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine may even be visiting.
- Clarence House in London: The British royal family once again came in third. The palace is the official residence of the Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne – and the property is said to be today 206 million euros be worth. King Charles III lives here. and his wife Queen Camilla as renovations take place at Buckingham Palace. According to experts and various media reports, it could also be that the royal couple will stay in Clarence House. King Charles is said to have said that Buckingham Palace was not made for the modern world.
Who would win with the interior design?
Anyone who has ever visited a castle knows about the splendor that can often be found in the rooms. The art collection alone Buckingham Palace According to “The Art Newspaper” it is worth 10 billion pounds – the equivalent of around 11 billion 680 million euros. Due to missing data, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco and Andorra could not be included in the rating.
Sources used: esmark.de, kungligaslotten.se, planet-wissen.de, Immoverkauf24.de