Farah Pahlavi is an Iranian Empress who has a net worth of $200 million. Farah Pahlavi is the former Queen and exiled Empress of Iran. Through her marriage to the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Farah was Queen and Empress of Iran from 1959 until they were exiled in 1979 as part of the Iranian Revolution. Her husband made her an Empress. She was the first and last Empress of modern Iran. In the late 1970s before being exiled, the Shah's personal fortune was estimated at $1-2 billion, and the Pahlavi Foundation, a charitable organization controlled by the royal family, was worth an estimated $12 billion.

Farah Pahlavi attended multiple international schools in Iran then went on to study architecture at the Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris. As Iranian students abroad were funded by the state, all students met with the Shah whenever he traveled. She was presented to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi while studying in Paris. After a very intricate and heavily managed courtship, they were married in 1959. She became quite popular for her active interest in educational, health, and cultural initiatives.

The Pahlavis' extravagant lifestyle was a source of public criticism. Many Iranians felt that the royal family was out of touch with the needs of the people, and that their wealth was a symbol of their corruption. The Pahlavis lived a lavish lifestyle. They had a fleet of private jets, a yacht, and several palaces. They also owned a vast collection of art, jewelry, and other valuables. Farah Pahlavi had expensive tastes. She loved to shop, and she often bought clothes, jewelry, and other items from the most expensive designers in the world. She also had a passion for collecting art, and she spent millions of dollars on paintings, sculptures, and other works of art. The Pahlavi Foundation's assets were seized by the Iranian government, and the royal family's personal fortune was largely lost. Despite the loss of their wealth, Farah Pahlavi and her husband have continued to live a comfortable lifestyle. They have homes in Europe and the United States, and they receive financial support from supporters around the world.

Early Life

Farah Pahlavi was born on October 14, 1938 in Tehran, then in the Imperial State of Iran, and given the name Farah Diba. She was born into an upper-class family, the daughter of Captain Sohrab Diba and his wife, Farideh Ghotbi. Her father was an officer in the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces and a graduate of the French Military Academy of St. Cyr. Pahlavi was very close to her father and was profoundly affected by his death in 1948 when she was ten years old. After his death, the family was forced to move from their large villa in northern Tehran into a shared apartment with another family member.

Pahlavi began her education at Tehran's Italian School. She then continued studying at the French Jeanne d'Arc School until the age of 16, at which time she moved to the Lycée Razi. In her youth, she was an athlete and became the captain of her school's basketball team. After finishing her secondary studies, she pursued her interest in architecture at the Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris where she studied under Albert Besson.

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Pahlavi's career in the public eye began after her marriage to the Shah of Iran in 1959. It was unclear at first what her role would be other than producing a male heir for the Shah. However, after she successfully gave birth to a son in 1960, she was free to devote her time to more official state pursuits. Initially, she limited herself to a mostly ceremonial role. She was responsible for befriending the French culture minister André Malraux, which led the two to arrange the exchange of cultural artifacts between French and Iranian art galleries and museums. This trade continued until the Iranian revolution of 1979. She also spent much of her time attending the openings of various health and education institutions.

Pahlavi at first did not involve herself with too many controversial issues. However, as time progressed, she became more actively involved in government affairs when they concerned issues that she felt deeply about. She used her proximity and influence with her husband to secure funding and focus attention on areas like women's rights and cultural development. One of her main initiatives was founding Pahlavi University, which was meant to improve the education of Iranian women. It was the first American style university in Iran as previous universities had been modeled on the French style.

Additionally, she worked long hours at her charitable activities. Over time, she came to preside over a staff of 40 who helped her manage all of official and charitable duties. She became one of the most highly visible figures in the Imperial Government and the patron of 24 different educational, health, and cultural organizations. She was also instrumental in encouraging the development of an active art scene in Iran and highlighting the existing art in the country. Due to all of her humanitarian activities, she became immensely popular with the public, particularly during the early 1970s. She travelled extensively throughout Iran, visiting some of the most remote parts of the country to meet local citizens. She had also officially been named the regent of Iran by the Shah in the case that he die before the Crown Prince's 21^st birthday. The naming of a woman as regent was highly unusual for a Middle Eastern or Muslim monarchy.

However, as the 1970s continued, internal dissatisfaction among the people was growing which led to demonstrations against the monarchy. When violent protests broke out in the country, the Shah and Pahlavi left Iran in January of 1979. They then traveled to Egypt, Morocco, the Bahamas, and Mexico. The Shah died from an illness in 1980 and Pahlavi returned to Egypt to live in exile for nearly two years. She later moved to the United States following an invitation from President Ronald Reagan in 1982.

Personal Life

Pahlavi married Shah Mohammed Reza on December 20, 1959 when she was 21 years old. They met while the Shah was making an official visit on behalf of Iran to Paris. After she had returned to Tehran in the summer of 1959, they began a courtship and announced their engagement in November of that year. Her wedding gown was designed by Yves Saint Laurent and she wore the newly commissioned Noor-ol-Ain Diamond tiara. After their marriage, the pressure on Pahlavi to produce a male heir was evident. Though her husband had been married twice before, neither marriage had produced a male heir. The couple subsequently had four children, first a son born in 1969 followed by three daughters born in 1963, 1966, and 1970.

Pahlavi wrote a memoir, "An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah," in 2003. It became a best-seller in Europe. In 2009, the Persian-Swedish director Nahid Persson Sarvestani released a feature length documentary about Pahlavi's life called "The Queen and I." It was screened at various international film festivals like IDFA and Sundance.

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James Hewitt is a British former military officer who has a net worth of $300 thousand. James Hewitt is perhaps best known for having an affair with Diana, Princess of Wales, which lasted five years and received extensive media coverage. Hewitt served in the British Army as a household cavalry officer and achieved the rank of captain in 1984. He served for 17 years before retiring from the British Army in 1994 and opening a golf driving range. James also opened a bar called The Polo House in 2009, but it closed in 2013. Hewitt was a contestant on the reality television series "Back to Reality" (2004) and "The X Factor: Battle of the Stars" (2006), winning "Back to Reality." James has also appeared on TV shows such as "Celebrities Under Pressure" (2004), "The Weakest Link" (2004), "Stars in Their Eyes" (2004), "Celebrity Poker Club" (2005), "Celebrity Wrestling" (2005), "Top Gear" (2006), and "Showbiz Darts" (2006). In 2017, he published the memoir "A Love Like No Other – Diana and Me."

Early Life

James Hewitt was born James Lifford Hewitt on April 30, 1958, in Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. He is the son of Shirley Stamp and Captain John Alfred Hewitt, and he grew up in Devon and Kent. John was an Olympic pentathlete in 1952, and he served in the Royal Navy before he became an officer in the Royal Marines. James has an older sister named Alexandra, and he attended Exeter's Norwood Preparatory School and the Somerset public school Millfield.

Career

After Hewitt graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the British Army in April 1978 as a second lieutenant in the Life Guards. Two years later, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and in October 1981, he was transferred to a special regular commission. In October 1984, James was promoted again, this time to acting captain, and a year later, he was transferred to a regular commission. In 1991, he served in the Gulf War as a Challenger tank squadron commander, and in June of that year, he was mentioned in dispatches (official reports written by superior officers) "in recognition of service during the operation in the Gulf." Hewitt took the exam to be promoted to major, but he failed three times. Hewitt retired from the British Army in March 1994 after 17 years of service, and in retirement, he was given the rank of major, which the BBC reported was "in line with common army practice."

In 1994, James opened a London golf driving range, and in 2009, he opened The Polo House bar and club in Marbella, Spain, which closed four years later. In 2004, he competed on the Channel 5 reality series "Back to Reality" and won. In 2006, Hewitt was a contestant on ITV's "The X Factor: Battle of the Stars," finishing in sixth place with his partner, model/media personality Rebecca Loos. On the show, the duo performed the songs "Addicted to Love," "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "Rock DJ," and "The Way You Make Me Feel" before being eliminated. James also has one acting credit, the 2002 film "Bloody Sunday," which won numerous awards, including an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Feature Film. Hewitt was a character on the Emmy-winning Netflix series "The Crown," and he was portrayed by Daniel Donskoy during season four.

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Personal Life

In 1986, James was asked to give Diana, Princess of Wales, riding lessons when he was a member of the Household Cavalry. The two began an affair that reportedly lasted until 1991. Rumors arose that Hewitt was Prince Harry's father, though James didn't meet Diana until two years after Harry's birth. Hewitt told "The Sunday Mirror" in 2002:

"Admittedly the red hair is similar to mine and people say we look alike. I have never encouraged these comparisons and although I was with Diana for a long time I must state once and for all that I'm not Harry's father. When I met Diana, he was already a toddler."

The 1994 Anna Pasternak book "Princess in Love" is about the affair, and James was a source for the book. In 1996, the book was adapted into a film, with Christopher Villiers portraying Hewitt and Julie Cox portraying Diana. When the affair ended, James considered suicide, and he told "Inside Edition" in 2011:

"I got in my car and loaded a few things up to get on the ferry to go to France – to shoot myself. And then my mother insisted on coming with me. And, had she hadn't, I would have probably shot myself. So I owe her my life really."

In 2003, Hewitt attempted to sell more than 60 letters Diana had sent him, asking  £10 million. Sarah, Duchess of York, condemned the act, reportedly stating, "Betrayal, I think, is the most horrible, horrible, disloyal thing you can do to anyone."

In July 2004, James was arrested for possession of cocaine outside a Fulham restaurant with CNN journalist Alison Bell. Hewitt was drunk at the time and had 0.36 grams of cocaine on him. Hewitt was given a warning instead of being charged, but he was not allowed to later reinstate his firearms licenses due to his "intemperate habits."

In May 2017, it was reported that James had suffered a stroke and heart attack. A source quoted in the " Sunday Mirror" revealed, "He had a pre-existing illness, then got seriously ill. Suddenly it got very critical and he was rushed to hospital." Hewitt was released from the hospital by the end of the following month.

In March 2021, "The Sun" reported that James was working as a "£4,000-a-year gardener" at a Devon estate where his mother owns a two-bedroom, £350,000 flat.

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Akihito is the former Emperor of Japan. Akihito has a net worth of $40 million. Akihito served as the 125th Emperor of Japan from 1989 until 2019.

Early Life & Education

Akihito was born in the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, on December 23, 1933. He is the eldest son of Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun. At birth, Akihito was the Heir-Apparent of the Chrysanthemum Throne. As a child, he was given the title Prince Tsugu and educated by private tutors before attending elementary and secondary classes at Peers' School from 1940 to 1952.

He and his younger brother were evacuated during the American firebombing raids in 1945. Akihito was tutored in the English language and Western manners by Elizabeth Gray Vining during the Allied occupation of Japan. He later attended Gakushuin University for political science but didn't receive a degree. Akihito completed university education in 1956.

Name

During his reign in Japan, Akihito was never referred to by his given name but "His Majesty the Emperor" or "His Majesty" instead. According to customs, he will be renamed posthumously to Emperor Heisei. Upon his abdication on April 30, 2019, he received the title Emperor Emeritus.

Reign As Emperor

Akihito's Investiture as Crown Prince was held in 1952. He then began to undertake his official duties of the title, and the next year made his first journey overseas to represent Japan at the coronation of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom. He formally acceded to the throne in 1990 following the death of Emperor Hirohito in 1989. He presided over the Heisei era, referring to a period of worldwide peace. During his reign, Akihito was served by 17 prime ministers, beginning with Noboru Takeshita and ending with Shinzo Abe. He always made efforts to try to bring the imperial family closer to the Japanese people and made official visits to all 47 prefectures of the country and to many of the remote islands of Japan.

In 2005, he visited the site of a World War II battle in Saipan and offered prayers and flowers at memorials. He made a historic television appearance in 2011 following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima I nuclear crisis. Akihito has expressed remorse to Asian countries, including China, for their suffering under Japanese occupation. He received many honors over the course of his tenure, including The Royal Society King Charles II Medal and Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan in 1971.

Akihito was succeeded by his eldest son Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan, citing age and health issues in April of 2019, establishing the new era of Reiwa. Akihito, at age 89, was the longest-lived verifiable Japanese emperor in history.

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Personal Life

In 2003, Akihito underwent surgery for prostate cancer. In 2011, he suffered from pneumonia, and in 2012, he underwent successful heart bypass surgery.

Akihito married Michiko Shoda in 1959. The Emperor and Empress have three children together, Naruhito, Fumihito, and Sayako. It was the first imperial wedding televised in Japan, and 15 million viewers tuned in to watch.

Akihito is a published ichthyological researcher and has written papers for scholarly journals.

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Princess Diana was a British princess and philanthropist who had a net worth of $25 million at the time of her death at the age of 36. Diana Spencer's (a.k.a. Princess Diana) "fairytale" wedding to Prince Charles of England made her popular with people the world over. Her gentle beauty made her a favorite subject for photographers and news crews. Diana's humanitarian work and her devotion to her children gave the royal family a more human and accessible face, qualities that it had often lacked. Her divorce from Prince Charles in 1996 after 15 years of marriage was met with dismay by many people. Her death in a car accident on August 31, 1997, after she and her companion, Dodi Fayed, were pursued by paparazzi, caused international mourning. Diana was known as Lady Diana Spencer after her father became the 8th Earl Spencer in 1975, Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales after she married Prince Charles in 1981, and Diana, Princess of Wales after her divorce was finalized in 1996.

Diana was included on "Time" magazine's 1999 list of the "100 Most Important People of the 20th Century," and the publication named her "Woman of the Year" in 1987. She was ranked #3 in a BBC poll of the "100 Greatest Britons" (2002) and #15 in a "BBC History" poll of "100 Women Who Changed the World" (2018). In 1999, the Diana Award was launched in honor of the "People's Princess," and it was given to "outstanding young people selflessly creating and sustaining positive social change." Diana was a patron of charities such as the Landmine Survivors Network, National Children's Orchestra, Royal School for the Blind, British Red Cross Youth, and Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children, and in 1987, she was given the City of London's highest honour, the Freedom of the City of London.

Early Life

Princess Diana was born Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961, in Park House, Sandringham England. She was a member of the important British aristocratic family the Spencers, who had been  closely tied to the royal family for generations. Diana had aristocratic bloodlines from birth. Her father was John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and her mother was the Honourable Frances Roche. She earned the title of Lady Diana in 1975 when her father assumed the title of Earl Spencer. Diana's parents welcomed five children together, but sadly, her older brother John died in infancy before Diana was born. She had two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, and her younger brother, Charles, became the 9^th Earl Spencer after their father's death in 1992. Diana grew up on the Sandringham estate in a home known as Park House, which was owned by Queen Elizabeth II. Diana called the queen "Aunt Lilibet" and often played with Prince Edward and Prince Andrew when the royal family visited Sandringham House.

When Diana was 7 years old, her parents divorced, and her mother married Peter Shand Kydd in 1969. Diana and her younger brother lived with Lady Althorp in 1967 after her parents separated, but later that year Lord Althorp refused to let his estranged wife take them back to London after the Christmas holidays. He later won custody of both children, and he married Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, in 1976. Diana did not get along with her stepmother, who she referred to as a "bully," and she reportedly once pushed the Countess down the stairs. After being homeschooled, Diana attended Silfield Private School, Riddlesworth Hall School, and West Heath Girls' School. During her youth, she played piano, studied tap and ballet, and participated in swimming and diving. Diana spent a term at the Swiss finishing school Institut Alpin Videmanette, then she returned to London and worked as a dance instructor until a skiing accident put her out of commission for three months. She later worked as a playgroup pre-school assistant, a nanny, and a nursery teacher's assistant. When Diana was 18, her mother bought her a flat in Earl's Court for her birthday.

Marriage To Charles

Diana first met Prince Charles in 1977 when she was 16 years old. Charles was 29 and dating Diana's sister Sarah at the time. In 1980, Charles took an interest in Diana when they were guests at a mutual friend's home in Sussex. Charles later invited Diana on a sailing weekend aboard his family's yacht Britannia and to meet his family at Balmoral Castle, and he proposed at Windsor Castle on February 6, 1981. Charles and Diana married at St Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981, when Diana was 20 years old. The televised wedding was watched by 750 million people.

When Diana married Charles, she became the Princess of Wales, making her the third highest-ranked woman in the British order of precedence. The royal couple honeymooned in various locations around the world, including Egypt, Tunisia, and Greece.

Diana announced her first pregnancy in November 1981, and Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was born on June 21, 1982. Two years later, Diana gave birth to her second son with Charles, Prince Henry Charles Albert David, on September 15, 1984. As Princess of Wales, Diana became heavily involved in a variety of charities, most notably working with leprosy and AIDS organizations. Soon, she was involved with more than 100 different charities. By the early '90s, Diana's relationship with Charles had started to suffer.

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Divorce Settlement

Charles and Diana had a notoriously rocky relationship with rumors of fights and infidelity. In 1986, Charles entered into a relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Diana became involved with Major James Hewitt, who formerly worked as a riding instructor for the family.

In late 1995, the Queen advised Charles and Diana to divorce, and the divorce was finalized on August 28, 1996. Diana received a $24 million divorce settlement from Charles. By comparison, Sarah Ferguson, who was Diana's sister-in-law from 1986 to 1996, received $900,000 to be used towards buying a house and $600,000 in cash when she divorced Prince Andrew. Following the divorce, Diana continued to live at Kensington Palace. She dated surgeon Hasnat Khan for nearly two years. In July 1997, Diana began dating film producer Dodi Fayed, the son of billionaire businessman Mohamed Al Fayed.

Death

On August 31, 1997, just over a year after her divorce, Lady Diana was killed in a car accident in Paris' Pont de l'Alma tunnel. Fayed and the car's driver, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene, and Diana died at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital a few hours after the accident. A French investigation concluded that Paul was intoxicated at the time of the crash, while a British inquest found that he was driving negligently with paparazzi in hot pursuit of the car.

Diana was laid to rest on September 6th, 1997, and Elton John famously performed "Candle in the Wind" as a memorial to the late Princess. The funeral at Westminster Abbey was televised, and more than 2 billion mourners watched the broadcast. Diana was buried on an island within Althorp Park, where the Spencer family has lived for centuries.

After Diana's death, several memorials were dedicated to her, such as The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Gardens (Regent Centre Gardens Kirkintilloch), The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain (Hyde Park, London), and The Princess Diana Memorial Austria (garden of Schloss Cobenzl, Vienna), and her sons commissioned a statue of their beloved mother to be erected in Kensington Palace's Sunken Garden. In 2019, the Place de l'Alma, which is above the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, was renamed Place Diana princesse de Galles.

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William and Harry Trust Funds

Upon her death, Diana's roughly $24 million worth of assets were put into a trust for her two sole heirs, Prince William and Prince Harry. The trust dictated that each son would inherit their share of the trust upon turning 30. By the time both sons were 30, they ended up inheriting $40 million apiece.

Honours

In 1981, Diana was honored with the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1982, she received Egypt's Supreme Class of the Order of the Virtues and the Netherlands' Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown, and in 1988, she was appointed to the Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. That year Diana also received an Honorary Fellow in Dental Surgery from The Royal College of Surgeons of England. She held numerous honorary military appointments, including Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Survey Corps, Colonel-in-Chief of the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (Canada), Colonel-in-Chief of the West Nova Scotia Regiment, Colonel-in-Chief of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (U.K.), Colonel-in-Chief of the Light Dragoons (U.K.), Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Wittering (U.K.), Lady Sponsor of HMS Cornwall (U.K.), and Lady Sponsor of HMS Vanguard (U.K.).

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Felipe VI of Spain is the current King of Spain, a position he assumed in 2014 upon the abdication of his father Juan Carlos I. Felipe VI of Spain has a net worth of $3 million. In his role, he dissolved the Spanish Parliament in 2016, condemned the Catalonian independence referendum, and made strides toward greater transparency in royal affairs. As a constitutional monarch, Felipe serves as commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed Forces and represents Spain in international relations.

Early Life and Education

Felipe VI was born on January 30, 1968 in Madrid, Spain as the third child and only son of Spanish aristocrat Juan Carlos I and Princess Sofía of Greece and Denmark. He is the third cousin once removed of such noble figures as Queen Elizabeth II, King Harald V, and Margrethe II. After Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died in 1975, Felipe's father took over as King of Spain. For his education, Felipe went to Santa María de los Rosales in Spain and then to Lakefield College School in Ontario, Canada. He subsequently attended the Autonomous University of Madrid, from which he graduated with a law degree. Felipe went on to round out his education by earning a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Military Training

With his father on the throne, Felipe was officially proclaimed Prince of Asturias in 1977. On his 18^th birthday in 1986, he swore allegiance to the Constitution and to the King to accept his role as successor to the monarchy. As heir, Felipe underwent a rigorous military training regimen, which began at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza. Next, he began naval training at the Escuela Naval Militar in Marin. Felipe went on to commence air force training at the Academia General del Aire in Murcia in 1987.

Princely Activities

In his role as heir to the throne, Felipe took on his duties required by the Constitution. Most significantly, he began representing Spain on his official visits to the Spanish Autonomous Communities, as well as on his visits to various Latin American nations. Felipe also started representing Spain at world economic and trade events, promoting the country's economic and cultural interests.

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King of Spain

Upon the abdication of his father in 2014, Felipe ascended to the throne, becoming the new King of Spain. In his role as a constitutional monarch, he is responsible for ensuring that the Constitution is followed; his political powers may otherwise not be exercised unless they are countersigned by a minister.

During his reign, Felipe dissolved the Spanish Parliament after no party was able to win enough seats in the elections in 2015. Consequently, new elections were called for June in 2016. He oversaw a number of other historic events, including being the first Spanish king to receive LGBTQ organizations at the palace. Felipe also changed the government protocol so that people taking the oath of office no longer had to do so with a bible or crucifix.

Felipe has also courted his fair share of controversy. In 2017, he drew attention for strongly condemning the Catalan independence referendum, which called for Catalonia to become an independent republic. He got into more controversy in 2020 when it was revealed that he was the second beneficiary of the Lucus Foundation, an entity that received a €65 million donation from Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. To make his affairs more transparent, Felipe disclosed his personal assets to the public, which were revealed to be valued at around €2.6 million.

Other Positions

Beyond his royal office, Felipe has been involved in various associations and foundations. Notably, he presides over the annual Princess of Asturias Awards, given by the Príncipe de Asturias Foundation. Felipe is also a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, due to being a descendant of Spanish King Charles III.

Personal Life

For a long time, Felipe remained a bachelor. In the late 80s and into the 90s, he was romantically linked to Spanish noblewoman Isabel Sartorius, who was viewed unfavorably by the Spanish royal family due to her mother's cocaine habit, and to Norwegian underwear model Eva Sannum. Finally, in late 2003, Felipe got engaged to television journalist Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, whom he married in the spring of 2004. She became the Queen of Spain when Felipe ascended to the throne a decade later. Felipe and Letizia have two daughters named Leonor and Sofía.

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Anthony Stanislas Radziwill was a television executive, philanthropist and heir who had a net worth of $50 million at the time of his death in 1999. As a member of the noble Radziwills of Eastern Europe, he was technically a holder of the title of "His Serene Highness, Prince Anthony Stanislas Radziwill." He never used this title, though. Anthony's mother Lee Radziwill was Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' sister. Therefore, President John F. Kennedy was his uncle and JFK Jr. and Caroline Kennedy were his first cousins. Radziwiłł was a television executive who worked for NBC Sports and ABC News. In 1990, he won a Peabody Award for his investigation into the recrudescence of Nazism in the United States. Radziwiłł passed away in 1999 three weeks after his cousin John F. Kennedy Jr. was killed in a plane crash. Additionally, he was married to Carole Radziwill (nee Carole Di Falco), who decades after his death became famous as a cast member on the Bravo TV series "The Real Housewives of New York City."After his passing, his mother Lee and widow Carole set up a fund to benefit struggling directors of documentaries. In 2005, Carole wrote an autobiography that centered around her late husband's battle with cancer. The book, "What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love" was met with much acclaim and popular praise.

Early Life and Education

Prince Anthony Radziwiłł was born on August 4, 1959 in Lausanne, Switzerland to American socialite and interior decorator Lee, the younger sister of Jackie Kennedy, and Polish nobleman Stanisław, scion of the aristocratic House of Radziwiłł. He has a sister named Tina. Radziwiłł was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, England and at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut. He went on to attend Boston University, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism.

Television Career

Radziwiłł launched his professional career working as an associate producer for NBC Sports. At the network, he contributed Emmy Award-winning coverage of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. The year after that, Radziwiłł became a producer on the newly created newsmagazine program "Primetime Live" on ABC News, hosted by Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson. During his time on the show, he oversaw an investigation into the resurgence of Nazism in the United States, a project that garnered him a Peabody Award in 1990.

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Personal Life and Death

In 1994, Radziwiłł wed his former colleague at ABC News, Emmy Award-winning journalist Carole DiFalco. She thus became a member of the noble dynastic House of Radziwiłł. Together, the pair lived in New York City.

Radziwiłł was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1989; after undergoing treatment, he was sterile but in apparent remission. However, not long before his wedding to DiFalco, the cancer returned. Radziwiłł continued to battle the disease for many years before passing away in the summer of 1999. His death came three weeks after his cousin John F. Kennedy Jr. was killed in a plane crash, alongside Kennedy's wife Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren.

Legacy

A year after Radziwiłł's passing, his mother and widow established a fund in his name to assist burgeoning documentary filmmakers. Radziwiłł's widow also penned an autobiography entitled "What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love," which largely focuses on her marriage to Radziwiłł. The book made the New York Times Best Seller list in 2005.

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Vajiralongkorn is the King of Thailand, a position he has held since the death of his father, King Bhumibol, in October 2016. The tenth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, he is also the oldest Thai monarch to take the throne, at the age of 64. Vajiralongkorn is the richest monarch on the planet with a net worth that estimated to be a minimum of $30 billion and perhaps as much as $70 billion.

King of Thailand Wealth

The King of Thailand's wealth is essentially an inherited real estate and investment portfolio. Vajiralongkorn became the owner and beneficiary of the assets upon his ascension to the throne. He controls the real estate assets through an entity called the Crown Property Bureau. The Crown Property Bureau owns 3,300 acres of real estate in central Bangkok and as 13,200 acres of country land and property. In total the CPB owns an estimated 128 million acres of land worldwide which makes the King one of the 10 largest land owners on the planet. The Bureau also serves as the landlord to roughly 36,000 rental properties around Thailand.

In terms of his non real estate investments, the King owns a 32% stake in Siam Cement. This stake alone is worth an estimated $13 billion. He also owns 23% of Siam Commercial Bank (the largest bank in Thailand) as well as stakes in an insurance company, the Shin Corporation – a conglomerate of telecommunication, media, aviation, advertising and finance companies.

Best of all, the reigning monarch does not have to pay a dime in taxes to the state.

Early Life and Education

Vajiralongkorn was born on July 28, 1952 in the Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand as the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. He began his education at the Chitralada School in Dusit Palace in 1956, and was subsequently sent to independent schools in the United Kingdom. In 1970, he completed his secondary education at Millfield School in Somerset, England. Vajiralongkorn went on to attend the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia, from which he graduated in 1976 as a corporal. He later returned to Thailand to earn a law degree from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University.

Military Career

After finishing his academic studies, Vajiralongkorn became a career officer in the Royal Thai Army. He trained as a military pilot and became qualified to fly multiple kinds of aircraft, including the Northrop F-5 and the Boeing 737-400.

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Ascension to the Throne

In October of 2016, King Bhumibol passed away, leaving his son and heir apparent Vajiralongkorn to ascend to the throne of Thailand. However, Vajiralongkorn requested time to mourn before beginning his reign. He officially accepted the throne in December of 2016, with his coronation later taking place in May of 2019. The Thai government retroactively declared his reign to have commenced upon the death of his father in October of 2016. At the age of 64, Vajiralongkorn was the oldest Thai monarch to ascend to the throne.

King of Thailand

As King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn is protected by one of the most rigidly enforced lèse majesté laws in the world, which prohibits any criticism of the monarchy under threat of severe punishment. He is known to be a particularly brutal and erratic ruler. In early 2021 he reportedly assaulted and maimed his younger sister Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. Vajiralongkorn has also gained a controversial reputation in Thailand for his serial philandering and his decision to rule from Bavaria, Germany, where he lived with his entourage during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. He stayed there as nationwide protests took over Thailand.

Marriages and Children

Vajiralongkorn is notable for his numerous marriages, many of which were marked by controversy and tumult. His first wife was his cousin Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara, whom he wed in 1977; they had a daughter named Bajrakitiyabha. While still married, Vajiralongkorn began living with aspiring actress Yuvadhida Polpraserth, with whom he had five children: sons Juthavachara, Vacharaesorn, Chakriwat, and Vatchrawee Vivacharawongse and daughter Sirivannavari Nariratana. Vajiralongkorn divorced his first wife in 1993, and subsequently married Yuvadhida, who changed her name to Sujarinee Vivacharawongse. However, in 1996, Sujarinee decamped to the United Kingdom with all her children, and Vajiralongkorn accused her of committing adultery. The two ultimately divorced. Sujarinee later moved with her sons to the United States.

Vajiralongkorn married his third wife, Srirasmi Suwadee, in 2001, although the betrothal was not revealed to the public until 2005. The couple had a son named Dipangkorn Rasmijoti before divorcing in 2014. Five years after that, Vajiralongkorn wed Suthida Tidjai. He subsequently married Niramon Ounprom, an army officer and former nurse. She was granted the title of Royal Noble Consort and the royal name of Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi. The pair briefly separated due to accusations that Sineenat had been disrespectful to the Queen, but married again in 2020.

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the final Shah of Iran, leading the country from 1941 until he was deposed in the Iranian Revolution in early 1979. At the time of his death in 1980, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's net worth was $2 billion. More details on this later in the article, but $2 billion in 1980 is the same as around $7.2 billion in today's dollars.

During his reign, Iran underwent rapid industrial and military modernization, and experienced sweeping social, economic, and political reforms. Due to mounting civil unrest over the Shah's authoritarian rule – including the massacre of protestors by his military – he and the Iranian monarchy were overthrown and ultimately abolished.

Oil Income

As the Shah of a country with one of the largest sources of oil on the planet, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was certainly enriched through income generated by the state-owned, National Iranian Oil Company. In one month in 1962 alone, the National Iranian Oil Company paid $12 million in dividends to an account controlled by the Shah. That's the same as $117 million in today's dollars. And that's ONE MONTH in 1962.

The Shah of Iran's Personal Wealth

At the time he fled Iran in 1979, the Shah and his extended family brought an estimated $4 billion in wealth to the countries where they settled. It is estimated that the Shah personally controlled $1 billion of that $4 billion, most of which was held in Swiss bank accounts. Dissidents at the time of his ouster provided an accounting of some of the Shah's most important personal assets. Those assets included majority equity stakes in:

• 17 banks
• 80% of Iran's largest insurance company
• 25 metal manufacturing companies
• 8 mining operations
• 25% of Iran's largest cement company
• 45 construction companies
• 43 food production companies
• An ownership stake in every single major hotel in Iran. One estimate claimed the Shah personally owned 70% of the country's hotel rooms
• 10% of General Motors Iran

Outside of Iran the Shah owned 25% in a German steel company called Knipp among other personal real estate and other investments.

All of these assets were reportedly controlled by an entity called the Pahlavi Foundation. That foundation famously refused to disclose the value of its assets or estimated annual income. In 1979 when an official at the foundation was asked directly for estimates of the values of the organization's assets, he infamously replied:

"What is money?"

Early Life and Education

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was born on October 26, 1919 in Tehran, Qajar Iran to Reza Khan and his second wife Tâdj ol-Molouk. His father went on to become Reza Shah Pahlavi, the first Shah of the House of Pahlavi of the Imperial State of Iran. Mohammad Reza was the third of his 11 children; he had a twin sister named Ashraf. Growing up, he was negatively impacted by his father's authoritarian ways, and often criticized him behind his back. Mohammad Reza had healthier influences in his mother and sisters, who gave him the emotional support he lacked from his father. Unfortunately, he was eventually taken away from them to be given an education by military officers his father had handpicked. Mohammad Reza subsequently went to the Swiss boarding school Institut Le Rosey, where he played football and learned French. Returning to Iran, he was enrolled at a military academy in Tehran.

Ascension to Throne

During World War II in 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union; this caused tensions with Iran, which had so far been neutral in the conflict. Later in the year, when British and Soviet forces invaded Iran, Reza Shah was deposed and the Iranian military collapsed. Consequently, Mohammad Reza replaced his father as the next Shah. He had notably low self-esteem early in his reign, and spent the majority of his time writing French poetry with his friend Ernest Perron. Meanwhile, he communicated via letters with his father, who was now in exile.

Reign as Shah in the 50s and 60s

In the early 50s, the British-owned oil industry became nationalized by new Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. However, not long after this, a military coup d'état launched by the US and the UK deposed Mosaddegh, leading to the reinstallment of the Shah. Through the subsequent Consortium Agreement of 1954, foreign oil firms were brought back, and the Shah went on to become a major figure in OPEC. His influence prompted a massive surge in oil prices that substantially hobbled economies in the West.

Following the 1953 coup, Mohammad Reza became intent on proving himself an indomitable leader who could restore Iran to its former glory. This ultimately led to the introduction of the White Revolution in 1963, a series of far-ranging social, economic, and political reforms aimed at making Iran into a major global power. Mohammad Reza wished to significantly modernize the country by nationalizing key industries and land redistribution. He made massive investments in infrastructure; provided land grants and subsidies to peasant populations; introduced profit sharing for industrial laborers; oversaw the construction of nuclear facilities; and launched successful literacy programs. Additionally, Mohammad Reza issued tariffs and preferential loans to Iranian businesses, creating a new industrialist class that contributed to the manufacturing of automobiles, appliances, and other goods.

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Reign as Shah in the 70s

Due to his many sweeping reforms, Iran experienced sustained economic growth that transformed it into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world in the 70s. With billions spent on industry, healthcare, education, and the military, the country surpassed the US, the UK, and France in economic growth rates, with national income rising 423 times over. enjoyed economic growth rates exceeding the United States, Britain, and France. National income rose 423 times over. Moreover, Iran grew into the fifth-strongest military in the world by 1977. For Mohammad Reza, this meant an end to foreign intervention in the country.

Iranian Revolution and Deposition

Despite his political achievements, civil unrest began mounting in Iran in the late 70s. Disorder was further exacerbated by the Jaleh Square massacre, in which Mohammad Reza's military slaughtered and wounded dozens of protestors, and the Cinema Rex fire, in which arsonists killed hundreds. Amidst the Revolution in early 1979, Mohammad Reza and the Iranian monarchy were overthrown, and Reza went into exile. Not long after this, the Iranian monarchy was formally abolished, and the new Islamic Republic of Iran was led by Ayatollah Khomeini.

Personal Life

In 1939, Mohammad Reza married his first wife, Princess Fawzia of Egypt; a marriage of political convenience, it was intended to foster a strong bond between Iran and Egypt. The couple had a daughter named Shahnaz before divorcing in 1948 after years of unhappiness and Mohammad's serial infidelity. Mohammad Reza wed his second wife, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, in 1951. The two were unhappy together, and divorced in 1958. The year after that, Mohammad Reza married Farah Diba, with whom he was with until his passing. They had four children together: Reza, Farahnaz, Ali, and Leila.

Death

Mohammad Reza was diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia in 1974, although this was not disclosed to him until 1978. After living in exile in various places in early 1979 and visiting many different countries for treatment, he ended up in Cairo, Egypt. While undergoing a splenectomy there, Mohammad Reza suffered an injury to his pancreas; this resulted in an infection that led to his death on July 27, 1980.

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Princess Anne is a British princess who has a net worth of $10 million. Princess Anne is the only daughter (second child) of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Earlier in her life, she was an award-winning equestrian, and became the first British royal to compete in the Olympics. In her royal activities, Anne has been the patron of more than 300 organizations, with her charity work largely focused on the areas of science, education, health, sport, and disability.

Early Life and Education

Princess Anne was born as Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise on August 15, 1950 in London, England during the reign of her maternal grandfather King George VI. She was born as the second child and lone daughter of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; her mother would go on to become Queen Elizabeth II a few years later. Anne's older brother is King Charles. Growing up, Anne was looked after and educated by her governess Catherine Peebles. She later attended Benenden School in Kent, finishing in 1968 with two A-Levels and six GCE O-Levels.

Equestrian Career

In the 70s, Anne became a celebrated equestrian. Early in the decade, she finished fourth at the Rushall Horse Trials and won gold in the individual event at the European Eventing Championship in Burghley. Additionally, Anne competed as part of the British eventing team, winning a silver medal in the European Eventing Championship team event in 1975. She also won silver in the individual event that same year. Subsequently, in 1976, Anne rode as part of the British team at the Summer Olympics in Montreal; unfortunately, she suffered a concussion midway through the course. Following her riding career, Anne served as the president of the Fédération Equestre Internationale from 1986 to 1994.

Royal Activities

As a royal, Anne has undertaken various duties on behalf of her mother. She had her first public engagement in 1969, when she appeared at the opening of an educational and training center in Shropshire, England. Anne soon began traveling abroad, visiting such countries as Norway, Germany, Austria, Jamaica, New Zealand, and Australia. In 1990, she became the first member of the British royal family to make an official visit to the USSR. Anne has also been involved with hundreds of charitable organizations over her decades of service. One of her most notable partnerships has been with Save the Children, which she served as the president of from 1970 to 2017. Anne has visited the group's projects throughout the world in places including Bangladesh, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and South Africa. In honor of her work, she earned a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Among her other notable engagements, Anne is the royal patron of the WISE Campaign. She has patronage in such other organizations as St. Andrew's First Aid; Transaid; British Universities and Colleges Sport; the Royal National Children's Foundation; Aerospace Bristol; Citizens Advice; and Townswomen's Guilds.

From 1973 to 2001, Anne served as the president of BAFTA. During that time, in 1985, she became the president of the Riding for the Disabled Association. Later, in 2011, Anne succeeded her father as the Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh. She also became president of a number of other groups, including the Royal Society of Arts and the Commonwealth Study Conference.

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Attempted Kidnapping

In 1974, Anne was the victim of an attempted kidnapping by a man named Ian Ball. Coming back from a charity event, she and her party were held up by Ball at gunpoint. After a scuffle in which a number of people were shot, a passerby and former boxer named Ron Russell punched Ball in the head and helped Anne escape the scene. Ball was ultimately caught, arrested, and convicted of attempted murder and kidnapping.

Public Image

Anne has a reputation for being reliable, upstanding, and hard-working. However, the media has also disparaged her on occasion for being supercilious and acerbic in her manner. Overall, though, Anne remains one of the most well-liked royals in the UK, earning the public's respect for her individualism and commitment to philanthropy. She is also noted for her timeless fashion sense and her frequent recycling of garments. Anne is one of only a few female royals to have worn a military uniform. As a fashion icon, she has appeared on the cover of British Vogue. Among her other distinctions, Anne is the first member of the royal family to have been convicted of a crime, as she pleaded guilty in 2002 to violating the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

Marriages

In late 1973, Anne married equestrian and royal lieutenant Mark Phillips, whom she had first met in 1968 at a party for horse enthusiasts. The couple had a son named Peter and a daughter named Zara. Anne and Phillips announced their separation in 1989, and later divorced in 1992. Following the initial split, Anne began dating Royal Navy commander Timothy Laurence, whom she wed in late 1992. Notably, this made her the first royal divorcée to remarry since the granddaughter of Queen Victoria in 1905.

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Margaret Thatcher was a British politician who had a net worth of $10 million dollars at the time of her death. Margaret Thatcher died on April 8, 2013 at the age 87.

Margaret Thatcher served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. The first woman to hold that position, she was known for her controversial policies of economic deregulation and industrial privatization, as well as for her attacks on trade unions. During her tenure, Thatcher oversaw the UK's victory in the Falklands War and survived an assassination attempt by the IRA.

Early Life and Education

Margaret Thatcher was born as Margaret Roberts on October 13, 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England to Beatrice and Alfred. Her father, a local Methodist preacher, raised her as a rigid Wesleyan Methodist. Thatcher went to Huntingtower Road Primary School as a youth, and then attended Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School on a scholarship. There, she participated in a number of extracurriculars, including piano, poetry, and field hockey. With World War II ongoing, Thatcher volunteered as a fire watcher with the local Air Raid Precautions organization.

For her higher education, Thatcher went to Somerville College, Oxford, where she studied chemistry. She graduated in 1947, and went on to earn a master's degree in 1950. At the school, Thatcher was the president of the Oxford University Conservative Association.

Career Beginnings

Following her college graduation, Thatcher moved to Colchester, Essex to become a research chemist for the company BX Plastics. Later, she moved to Dartford and became a research chemist for J. Lyons & Co. In 1950, Thatcher entered the political arena as the Conservative candidate for Dartford's Labour seat; she was the candidate again in 1951. On both occasions, she lost to Norman Dodds. Subsequently, Thatcher took the bar exam and passed, qualifying as a barrister in 1953.

Early Government Positions

In 1959, Thatcher joined the Parliament when she was elected as MP for the constituency of Finchley. A couple years later, she was promoted to the frontbench as Parliamentary Undersecretary at the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Thatcher went on to become the spokesperson for Housing and Land, and then moved to the Shadow Treasury in 1966. The next year, she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet. After the Conservative Party won the general election in 1970, Thatcher was appointed Secretary of State for Education and Science. In that position, she provoked an uproar when her budget cuts to state education resulted in the end of free milk for schoolchildren.

Leader of the Opposition

In early 1975, Thatcher became both Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition. She soon became the face of a neoliberal economic movement in the UK that opposed the welfare state and called for lower taxes and less government involvement. Meanwhile, due to her foreign policy speech that castigated the Soviet Union, Thatcher was nicknamed the "Iron Lady."

Prime Minister

Thatcher became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979, making her the first ever woman to hold the office. As PM, she instituted numerous conservative policies, including economic initiatives meant to fix the UK's high inflation rates and prevent an imminent recession. She lowered direct income taxes and increased indirect taxes and interest rates; introduced cash limits on public spending; and cut spending on social services. Thatcher also oversaw deregulation of the financial sector and the privatization of state-owned businesses, and worked to diminish the power of trade unions. As the UK experienced a deepening recession with skyrocketing unemployment rates, Thatcher became increasingly unpopular.

In 1982, Thatcher regained support when the UK emerged victorious in the Falklands War, and the economy began to recover. She was subsequently reelected in a landslide in 1983. The year after that, she was the subject of an attempted assassination by the Provisional IRA, which intended to kill her and other British government members in the Brighton hotel bombing. During this time, Thatcher continued her attacks on trade unions, resulting in several strikes including a major one by the National Union of Mineworkers. Despite her controversies, she was reelected in another landslide victory in 1987. However, following her unpopular support of the poll tax and her increasingly skeptical opinion of the European Union, she faced a challenge to her leadership. Thatcher consequently resigned as PM and party leader in 1990.

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Post-PM Career

After stepping down as PM, Thatcher returned to the House of Commons as a constituency parliamentarian. She served in this role until 1992, when she retired at the age of 66. Subsequently, Thatcher founded her own foundation, penned two memoirs, and became a consultant for the tobacco company Philip Morris.

Personal Life and Death

In 1949, Thatcher met businessman and divorcee Denis Thatcher. The two married in 1951, and remained together until Denis' passing in 2003. Together, the Thatchers had twins named Mark and Carol.

Thatcher suffered a series of small strokes in the early 00s. Later, it was revealed that she had dementia. At a House of Lords dinner in early 2008, she collapsed from low blood pressure, and was taken to the hospital. Thatcher was hospitalized again the next year after breaking her arm from a fall. In April of 2013, she passed away from a stroke in London at the age of 87.

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