The monarch, 76, ranks joint 238th in the list of the UK’s 350 wealthiest people and families, up 20 places from 258th in 2024, the researchers said.
Charles – who yesterday saw Prince William installed as Great Master of the Order of the Bath at Westminster Abbey – is said to be £140 million richer than David and Victoria Beckham, who are reported to be worth £500 million, making the former England captain Britain’s richest sports star.
The Queen’s wealth was said to be £370 million when she died in 2022, with Charles now estimated to be £270million richer, rising from £610 million last year.
Elsewhere on the list, 29-year-old pop star Dua Lipa was the youngest person in the under-40s table with an estimated worth of £115 million.
The Brit and Grammy winner was 34th on the ‘40 under 40’ list, after Ed Sheeran, 34, at number 13 with £370 million.
Only personal assets are included by The Sunday Times when assessing the sovereign’s wealth. The calculations are based on publicly-available records.
But it is not clear how they are able to come to such an exact figure given so little is known about the Royal Family’s personal finances, in line with most individual’s private wealth.
The King’s (pictured) personal fortune has increased by £30 million to £640 million in the past year
This makes him twice as wealthy as his late mother Queen Elizabeth (pictured)
Elsewhere on the list, 29-year-old pop star Dua Lipa (pictured) was the youngest person in the under-40s table with an estimated worth of £115 million
The sovereign owns a number of private properties, namely Sandringham in Norfolk, which is on a 20,000-acre estate mostly comprising farms and some rental properties, and Balmoral Castle in Scotland, which comes with 50,000 acres.
The King will also no doubt have a portfolio of private investments based on inherited wealth, as well as antiques, jewellery, cars and horses.
This is separate from his income from the Duchy of Lancaster and the £1.1 billion Crown Estate.
There are strict rules which curtail his ability to sell or profit from them, instead he uses the income to fund his public work as sovereign and living costs.
The Sunday Times claims that the King’s investment portfolio could be worth £125 million and the horses he inherited from the Queen £27 million. Buckingham Palace did not respond to request for comment.
