Kate Middleton's net worth However, she, too, apparently has her own share of wealth outside her life as a member of the royal family. She was rich even before she married Prince William. Her parents — Michael and Carole Middleton — are well-known, self-made millionaires.
Although the princess was technically a commoner prior to marrying Prince William, she comes from a wealthy family. The Middletons own a popular party supply business called Party Pieces, and their shared net worth is about $50 million.
Radar Online reported in September 2022 that was Kate was expected to inherit $110 million in jewelry from the Queen after her death. The collection includes 300 personal pieces of jewelry that belonged just to the Queen and not the Crown.
Michael Middleton was born in 1949 to a wealthy family with ties to aristocracy and went to the prestigious Clifton College in Bristol. His wife Carole Goldsmith, was born in London in 1955 to a relatively normal family and grew up in Southall.
Kate's parents Carole and Michael Middleton are self-made millionaires thanks to their company, Party Pieces, which provides party hosts with cute supplies. As of 2013, Party Pieces was valued at around £30 million and—despite a reported £1.068 million pandemic loss— it's still super successful.
' The three boys were survived by two siblings, Kate's great-grandmother Olive and her spinster sister Anne. They shared a £70,538 inheritance, the equivalent of £2.65 million today, making them very wealthy women.
He is also the father of Queen Elizabeth's great-grandchildren: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. After Queen Elizabeth's death, Prince William inherited the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate worth around $1.2 billion.
Princess Charlotte has been refered as "the richest kid in the world" due to her status as a member of the British royal family, which is one of the wealthiest and most prominent royal families in the world.
The Middleton family's wealth is the result of their business combined with the trust funds inherited from Olive Christiana Middleton (née Lupton), whom the BBC reported in 2011 as being Michael Middleton's aristocrat grandmother. This wealth has resulted in the Middletons being reported to be multi-millionaires.
Robert Lacey describes the Middleton family as having aristocratic kinship. The Middletons were "friends of British royalty" to whom, in their civic capacity, they "played host as long ago as 1926".
The Duchess of Sussex inherited some of her late mother-in-law's most stunning pieces. Before her tragic death, Princess Diana made it clear that she wanted her stunning collection of jewelry to go to her sons' future wives.
'” According to Burrell, Harry wanted the ring because it represented a fond memory from his childhood. After Harry received the iconic jewel, Burrell remembers that William was happy for his brother because he's “not materialistic, so he didn't look for the flashiest jewel in mummy's collection."
If tradition prevails, most of the Queen's personal jewels will be passed on to King Charles III and Queen Camilla. It is speculated that Catherine, Princess of Wales will also receive some of the jewels as she will eventually be Queen.
Not only does Prince William have more money than his brother, Prince Harry, for reasons that would cause any family to feud, but he's about to get even richer, too. Here's a breakdown of Prince William's net worth, and how his royal finances work.
He is also the father of Queen Elizabeth's great-grandchildren: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. After Queen Elizabeth's death, Prince William inherited the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate worth around $1.2 billion.
Common wedding tradition dictates that the bride's family pays for the ceremony, but just like Will and Kate's wedding, Prince Charles and the queen will be paying for much of the shindig.
The sale of Party Pieces marks the end of the Middletons' ownership of the business they founded in 1987, which had run into trouble in recent years. While the couple are the shareholders in the business, it is not known if they are also creditors.
Prince William 'admires' Middleton family's 'stability' after coming from 'a broken home' Royal expert Andrew Morton claims that the Prince of Wales, who is believed to be very close with his in-laws, "yearns" for their family stability that he himself never had growing up.
"Although her net worth has dropped by 12 since 2021, she still edges out her older brother Prince George, apparently due to the “Kate Middleton effect”, where the fashion choices of the Royal Family can have a huge impact on fashion trends.
Rich Princess Charlotte Is Probably Inheriting $2 Million in Jewels From Her Mom.
Royal wills are never made public.
However, after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, Harry and William inherited part of their mother's estate on their 25th birthdays, which was around $10 million each, according to Forbes.
But the Queen Mother had an agreement that Prince Harry would get more than Prince William. So, when she passed away aged 101, the brothers had £14million to split between them, but as agreed the younger brother did better out of the deal.
Who inherits the Queen's wealth? King Charles is the sole beneficiary of the Queen's wealth, including her £650 million estate. On top of this, she amassed tens of millions of pounds in her own cash and assets, mainly from art and racehorses.