As every year since 2017, at the beginning of January, the
UFO No More
portal
draws up a list with the
cost of the new wardrobe acquisitions of 19
European royals.
The calculation takes into account the value of the new garments that each Royal House has acquired for official acts, excluding those pieces that have not been able to be identified, are personalized or once identified, it has not been possible to ascertain their price.
In addition to the total cost, the ranking offers
data on the number of garments
that each royal has worn for the first time, so we can get an idea of what type of garments each of them prefers.
For example, leading the ranking is Princess
Charlene of Monaco
whose total spending on clothing in 2022 amounts to
739,541.52 euros compared to 217,310.46 euros for the Princess of Wales,
Kate Middleton,
who ranks third.
However, Kate Middleton has released a total of
204 garments last year compared to Charlene's 105
, which confirms the princess's taste for signature garments and Haute Couture compared to other more accessible ones from the Duchess.
1. Princess Charlene
He leads the group of royals with a taste for expensive clothes.
In 2022 the total value of the garments purchased amounted to
739,541.52 euros.
The year that we have just closed, it premiered a total of
105
garments whose approximate average price per garment is 11,377.56 euros.
2. Princess Olympia
For the first time, Princess Olympia of Greece enters the annual ranking.
The value of the princess's new acquisitions is estimated to be .
227,604.42 euros.
However, it should be noted that the number of new garments purchased is considerably lower than the rest of Royals and remains at
51.
3. Kate Middleton
It is the center of all eyes in every public appearance.
The wardrobe of the Princess of Wales of this 2022 has a value of
217,310.46 euros
.
It has released
204
items, among which are haute couture garments and also other low cost ones, this means that the average price per garment amounts to 1,293.51 euros, far from the 11,377.56 euros for Princess Charlene, for example.
4. Princess Sofia
Next on the list is Princess Sofía of Sweden. Like the entire group of young Royals, she perfectly combines garments from big brands with other low-cost ones.
It premiered in 2022
118
articles for an approximate value of
163,905.68 euros.
5. Maria Theresa of Luxembourg
Wife of the current Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Enrique, the Duchess launched in 2022 a total of
149
new items that, adding their cost, reach a value of
134,493.00 euros.
6. The Duchess of Sussex
Far from the 217,310.46 euros of the value of the wardrobe of her sister-in-law, Princess Kate Middleton, is the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, who has released
97
new items in 2022 reaching a total cost of
106,938.29 euros.
7. Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Following the Duchess of Sussex on the list is Queen Mathilda.
It released
114
new garments in 2022 for a value of
103,468.92 euros.
8. Princess Mary of Denmark
It premiered
129
articles in 2022 for a total value of about
92,245.28 euros.
9. Countess of Wessex
Following Princess Mary is the Countess of Wessex.
It premiered 99 new articles in 2022 for a value of
87,229.37 euros.
10. Princess Beatrice
Next is Princess Beatrice of York, eldest of the daughters of the Dukes of York, Andrew and Sarah.
It premiered
55
new articles in 2022, worth
87,255.70 euros.
11. Princess Marie-Chantal
Following Princess Beatrice is Crown Princess Marie-Chantal who has joined the list for the first time.
Premiere
49
articles whose total value is calculated to be about
75,897.37 euros.
12. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
It is one of the Royals that is most successful with its outfits.
It premiered
113
new articles in 2022 that reach
72,887.52 euros.
13. Princess Mette Marit
Next up is Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway debuting
60
new items in 2022 at an approximate cost of
€55,653.
14. Queen Letizia
You have to go down to the last positions to find Queen Letizia.
Her outfits have made her one of the best dressed royals.
In total, she has released
129
garments this 2022 whose value is
53,919.38 euros.
The Queen's taste for low-cost garments combined with others of higher value allows her to be the fifth royal woman who has released the most garments in the year that she has just concluded, occupying the last positions in this ranking of total spending.
15. Princess Mary
Maria from Denmark released
73
new items in 2022 whose total value is
49,873.83 euros.
16. Princess Victoria of Sweden
Following Princess Marie is Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
She released
147
new items in 2022 for a total of
35,482.99 euros,
making her the Royal with the lowest budget per garment last year.
17. Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg
It premiered
53
new articles in 2022 for a value of
24,151.14 euros.
18. Princess Eugenie
The youngest of the daughters of the Dukes of York, Andrés and Sarah is eight places below her sister with a total of
22
new garments that amount to
18,318.88 euros.
19. Swedish Cupcake
Coming in at the bottom is Princess Madeleine of Sweden.
It premiered
38
articles in 2022 with a budget of
18,213.81 euros.
According to the criteria of The Trust Project
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