World's richest royals

Thailand's US-born, Swiss-educated King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the world's richest royal, topping a Forbes magazine list of 15 monarchs with a combined worth of more than $131bn, up from $95bn last year.

August 24, 2008 9:32 AM

Following is Forbes' ranking of the world's richest royals:

1. King Buhimol Adulyadej (Thailand)

2. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan (United Arab
Emirates)

3. King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia)

4. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (Brunei)

5. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum (Dubai)

6. Prince Hans Adam II (Liechtenstein)

7. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (Qatar)

8. King Mohammed VI (Morocco)

9. Prince Albert II (Monaco)

10. Sultan Qaboos bin Said (Oman)

11. Prince Karim Al Husseini (Agha Khan)

12. Queen Elizabeth (Britain)

13. Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (Kuwait)

14. Queen Beatrix (Netherlands)

15. King Mswati III (Swaziland)


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