Duc_et_Pair
Imperial Majesty
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2014
- Messages
- 13,235
- City
- City
- Country
- Netherlands
After reading this thread I have the idea many people think that royals enjoy a life funded by the taxpayer and in return cut a ribbon here or a visit there. In most monarchies only a very core part of the royal family enjoys a form of a state income. All royals outside that circle have to earn their own living. That counts for Spain, for Denmark, for Luxembourg, for the Netherlands. Let us take the Netherlands as an example, the only three royals to receive a state income are the King, Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix. All other members of the (extended) royal family do not receive any Euro and have to provide in their own income. Let us see what they do and be surprised how active all these persons (grandchildren of a Queen) are:
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (brother of the King): works in Brussels as a chef de cabinet at the European Comission
The Duke of Parma (cousin of the King): works in Amsterdam as director of the Institute for Sustainable Innovation & Development
Princess Margarita de Bourbon de Parme (cousin of the King): works in Amsterdam as interior designer specialized in historical residential interiors
Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme (cousin of the King): works in Vatican City as Ambassador representing the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the Holy See
Princess María Carolina de Bourbon de Parme (cousin of the King): works at the United Nations in Geneva where she leads Emergency Response Missions
Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (cousin of the King): independent businessman with a company developing and promoting electric cars
Prince Bernhard van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (cousin of the King): independent businessman with a company owning a lot of prime real estate in and around Amsterdam
Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (cousin of the King): is a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Marechaussee (a constabulary force in the armed forces) and works at the Operational Staff in The Hague
Prince Floris van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (cousin of the King): works as a director of KPMG Corporate Finance in Amsterdam
Bernardo Guillermo (cousin of the King): independent businessman and owner of an industrial design studio in New York
Nicolás Guillermo (cousin of the King): independent businessman and graphic designer
Juliana Guillermo (cousin of the King): independent businesswoman and artist in London (paintings, sculptures)
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (brother of the King): works in Brussels as a chef de cabinet at the European Comission
The Duke of Parma (cousin of the King): works in Amsterdam as director of the Institute for Sustainable Innovation & Development
Princess Margarita de Bourbon de Parme (cousin of the King): works in Amsterdam as interior designer specialized in historical residential interiors
Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme (cousin of the King): works in Vatican City as Ambassador representing the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the Holy See
Princess María Carolina de Bourbon de Parme (cousin of the King): works at the United Nations in Geneva where she leads Emergency Response Missions
Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (cousin of the King): independent businessman with a company developing and promoting electric cars
Prince Bernhard van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (cousin of the King): independent businessman with a company owning a lot of prime real estate in and around Amsterdam
Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (cousin of the King): is a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Marechaussee (a constabulary force in the armed forces) and works at the Operational Staff in The Hague
Prince Floris van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (cousin of the King): works as a director of KPMG Corporate Finance in Amsterdam
Bernardo Guillermo (cousin of the King): independent businessman and owner of an industrial design studio in New York
Nicolás Guillermo (cousin of the King): independent businessman and graphic designer
Juliana Guillermo (cousin of the King): independent businesswoman and artist in London (paintings, sculptures)
Last edited: