- Source of Wealth: Property, Art & Jewelry collections
- Age: 93
- Birth Place: Mayfair, United Kingdom
- Height: 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)
- Full Name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Date of Birth: 21 April 1926
- Ethnicity: English
- Occupation: The Queen of the Commonwealth realms
- Education: Home School (certificate unknown)
- Children: 4 (Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward)
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, 86, has a personal net worth of $550 million. The queen’s wealth comes from property holdings including Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, stud farms, a fruit farm and marine land throughout the U.K.; extensive art and fine jewelry; and one of the world’s largest stamp collections built by her grandfather. Not included are those assets belonging to the Crown Estate, which she gets to enjoy as Queen, such as $10 billion worth of real estate, Buckingham Palace (estimated to be worth another $5 billion), the Royal Art collection, and unmarked swans on stretches of the Thames. The Crown has claimed ownership of these birds since the 12th century when swan meat was considered a delicacy; they are no longer eaten.
The Queen also receives an annual government stipend of $12.9 million. Because most of her wealth is tied to her position and not hers personally – in otherwords, she could never sell the royal assets. The queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 marks her 60 years on the throne, with celebrations throughout her realms.