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19th Sep 2019

The Queen has a side hobby that makes her a LOT of money

Olivia Hayes

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Money, money, money.

It’s safe to say the Queen has a lot of money. In fact, Forbes has previously reported that the Queen has a net worth of €500million.

Nice.

While her fortune is abundant, it seems she has a little hobby on the side that could potentially make her a lot of money too.

And that hobby is collecting stamps.

Yep, Lizzie has a stamp collections that is worth a massive €90million. The Telegraph reports that her stamp collection is so big, she even has one that’s worth €2million alone.

It’s a Mauritian stamp that was given to her to celebrate her Golden Jubilee in 2002. No biggie.

Royal expert Phil Dampier said that the Queen loves her stamp collection and often shows it off to visitors.

He told Fabulous: “The Queen loves showing her stamp collection to visitors, say heads of state who stay at Buckingham Palace.

“It is one of her pride and joys, not only because she owns some of the world’s most valuable stamps, but also because she has built on a family treasure and feels she has done her father and previous monarchs who owned it proud.”

The collection was originally started by Queen Victoria’s second son, Prince Alfred in 1864 and has since been passed down on to other family members.