Taxes 2004 - Milion sale for Märtha. But poor year for Ari.
(VG Nett) Princess Märtha Louise earned 1,4 milion NOK last year. Her husband, Ari Behn, earned 120,000 NOK.
by CAMILLA RYSTE
Ari doesn't have a fortune to show. Märtha on the other hand, is listed with 16 milion NOK as a fortune, according to numbers revealed today.
Ari & Märtha spent last year living in New York with their daughter Maud Angelica.
In Norway Ari arranged a fashion show with the designer Baron von Bulldogg and summer festival with director Harald Zwart.
Neither of the arrangements paid off for Ari, who according to the tax lists of 2004, earned 120,941 NOK and paid 40,379 of them in taxes.
Royal book sale.
Märtha's book "Why Kings and Queens don't wear Crowns" was sent out on the marked in the fall and was included in the Christmas sales.
It paid off. The Princess is listed with an income of over 1,4 milion NOK.
In 2003 Märtha earned over 600, 000 NOK and had a personal fortune of 18 milion NOK.
Compared to 2003, Ari's income fell. Then the Princess Consort had an income of 901,100 NOK, and paid 412,972 of them in taxes. He also had a fortune of 154,000 NOK. Ari's book "Bakgård" was published in 2003.