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Inside lives of world's richest royal family worth more than Sh100 trillion

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has a huge fortune. Photo: AFP via Getty Images.

The British monarchy might be one of the richest royal families on the planet with an estimated combined fortune of $88billion - but it only ranks at number five on the global list. The majority of the British monarchy's wealth coming from inherited land and investments.

This is in addition to the sovereign grant to pay for the royal family's expenses, which comes from taxpayers. But that wealth pales in comparison to the coffers of the House of Saud, the ruling family in Saudi Arabia.

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