King Frederik and Queen Mary’s salaries have been revealed, and so they’re definitely nothing to scoff at!
For fulfilling their royal duties in 2023, a brand new finance report has revealed that the pair earned a whopping $3 million.
In accordance with Mail On-line, $498,359 of that complete was put aside as a direct “grant” for the then Crown Princess Mary.
The couple additionally had round $640,000 to spend as they happy on unofficial journey, clothes and different private bills.
The remainder of their royal revenue, which is paid for by the state, was laid out for different family members and further prices reminiscent of housing and workers salaries.
Nevertheless, that is all set to alter for this 12 months now that Mary is queen.
Final 12 months, former queen Margrethe acquired a grant of $13 million, with a non-public allowance of $2.9 million.
Whereas an enormous rise is predicted from the quantity the royal couple acquired in 2023, their monetary future has not been formally determined as a result of nation’s plans to overtake the royal’s appanage system.
The brand new laws will decide the quantity the royal couple get, and what quantity of that they’ll spend “as they please”.
In the meantime, Queen Mary’s ascension marked the fruits of a 19-year apprenticeship as Crown Princess of Denmark, a title bestowed upon Mary upon her marriage to Frederik in 2004.
Since becoming a member of the royal household she’s been broadly praised for her dedication to public obligation and dedication to studying the notoriously difficult native language.
Throughout January’s proclamation, King Frederik was visibly overcome with emotion as he delivered his speech from the balcony.
“My hope is to grow to be a unifying king of tomorrow,” he stated.
“It’s a job I’ve approached all my life. It’s a job I’ve taken on with delight, respect and pleasure.”
His spouse smiled and held his hand earlier than kissing him as she showcased her assist.
The couple’s accession got here simply two weeks after Margrethe II, 83, introduced her choice to step down from the throne after greater than half a century.
Frederik and Mary take pleasure in relationship with the Danish individuals and have remained fashionable.
A ballot in January, carried out by information company Ritzau, requested how well-suited Frederik and Mary had been to changing into King and Queen, with 82 per cent backing Frederik’s talents, and 86 per cent behind his spouse.