--Previous Message-- : The King has an increased income indeed but he : has also lots of extra costs as well. In the : book 'Aan het Hof' by Meijer and Hoedeman : was written that Queen Beatrix pays around : two dozen of the most close and trusted : advisors and functionaries out of the : "private" component of the State : Allowance. Think about the private : treasurer, the re-imbursement of the : non-paid Hofdames and Chamberlains, parts of : the program on April 29th, 30th and May 1st : which were paid privately, etc. : : Since there is more transparency in the : finances of the Royal House, the functional : costs are fully accountable for public : scrutiny. So I think when stripped to the : core private part of the State Allowance, it : is not thát much more than the (already very : generous) private allowance the King already : enjoyed as Prince of Orange. : : :