RISHI SUNAK AND HIS WIFE RICHEST THAN CHARLES III AND THE QUEEN CONSORT

In July, they appeared in the Sunday Times ranking of the richest personalities in the United Kingdom, with a fortune estimated at 730 million pounds (more than 835 million euros).

Their goose with the golden eggs ? “Technology and hedge funds,” says the Times. In comparison, the fortune of the royal couple is estimated at 350 million pounds (more than 401 million euros).

According to the Guardian, this fortune makes Rishi Sunak “the first frontline politician to appear on The Times list”. The couple reportedly own four properties "spread across the world and valued at over £15million". With their two daughters, they reside in a house in Kensington, estimated by estate agents at “over 7 million pounds”. At the weekend, the family goes to a mansion in North Yorkshire. The Sunaks reportedly bought him seven years ago for £1.5million.

The mansion, now transformed “into a kind of wellness retreat with a 400,000 pound indoor pool, gym and yoga studio, hot tub and tennis court” would today worth £2 million. According to the British newspaper, the couple also own an apartment in west London and a penthouse on the beach in Santa Monica, “worth 5.5 million pounds”.

This wealth has earned Rishi Sunak the sweet nickname of "Rich Rishi" in the columns of the British tabloids which have not failed, since his first term as MP in 2015, to pin him for his Prada branded loafers or his mug of coffee machine with state-of-the-art thermal technology.

Above all, the affairs of his wife are scrutinized, since they represent more than half of the couple's fortune. Akshata Murty is the daughter of Indian billionaire Narayana Murthy, founder of the computer juggernaut Infosys. An entrepreneur and fashion designer, she also holds a 0.93% stake in her father's business, estimated at around £430 million.

This year, a scandal erupted around the specific tax status she enjoyed, the status of non-domiciled resident, which allowed her not to pay taxes in the United Kingdom on her income generated abroad.

Faced with the controversy, she gave up.