Since the death of King Baudouin on July 31, 1993, members of the Belgian royal family have received a whooping 69,234,132 euros in endowments.
The endowment consists of two parts: one to cover the operating costs of the royal member, the other being their “salary”, on which they must pay taxes.
Note that the reigning sovereign does not receive any endowment strictly speaking but is entitled to an operating budget, the Civil List, which includes all the means that the Nation makes available to the Head of State to enable him to exercise the royal function in all its aspects and with appropriate dignity, we can read on the monarchy website.
This is a combination of the amount received by Prince Philippe until July 21, 2013 – the day he became king -, the amount received by King Albert since his abdication, and the endowments paid to Princess Astrid ( since 2000) and to Prince Laurent (2001).
This amount also includes the endowment that Queen Fabiola received until she died in 2014.
Fabiola also received the largest sum of money. Between 1993 and 2014, the former Queen of the Belgians received 27,454,036 euros.
The endowment consists of two parts: one to cover the operating costs of the royal member, the other being their “salary”, on which they must pay taxes.
Note that the reigning sovereign does not receive any endowment strictly speaking but is entitled to an operating budget, the Civil List, which includes all the means that the Nation makes available to the Head of State to enable him to exercise the royal function in all its aspects and with appropriate dignity,
