Exactly How Wealthy is Every Member of the Royal Family?

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

Just behind Queen Elizabeth II, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is the world's second longest-running monarch. He is the Prime Minister of Brunei, and his fortune comes from being born into the oil and natural gas import supply chain. He is one of the wealthiest people on Earth, and he is supposedly worth $28 billion, without considering his assets. 

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