William and Kate made billionaires overnight after Queen’s death and new titles
The new Prince and Princess of Wales became instant billionaires the day the Queen died.
The death of Her Majesty on Thursday (September 8) saw her son Prince Charles take on the role of head of state immediately.
He was given the new title of King Charles III.
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This meant that his previous role of the Prince of Wales was vacant, and he later announced that his son would take up the title.
And he also announced that his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton would be the Princess of Wales – the first time the role has been filled since Princess Diana died in a car crash in 1997.
But with new job titles comes an increase in wealth – not they the couple were short of cash to start with.
Prince William was already estimated to be worth around £34 million, but now his is thought to be worth a whipping £1.1 billion – and it is purely down to the new job titles.
The couple, as well as being the Prince and Princess of Wales are also the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Cornwall.
The addition of Cornwall to the titles means that they inherit a stonkingly huge portfolio of land and assets associated with the names.
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According to various sources, they now own around 128,000 acres of land spanning across 20 counties in England and Wales – parts of which include Dartmoor National Park.
Strangely, they also now own HM Prison in Dartmoor.
They also own parts of Devon, Kent, Dorset, Carmarthenshire and Nottinghamshire.
Although William is a huge football fan – supporting Aston Villa – he now owns the Oval cricket ground using by Surrey County Cricket Club on a regular basis.
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And in case the couple fancy going shopping for some new garden apparel, they also own a garden centre in Lostwithiel in Cornwall.
There are also many forests and rivers the couple now own, too, so they will have no trouble find a quiet place to go should they want to get away from the madness of being given the new Royal titles.
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