King Willem-Alexander and royal family to receive more money in 2027

King Willem-Alexander will receive more money in 2027, the budget memorandum shows. The King will receive 1.2 million euros in income next year, around 34,000 euros more than this year. In addition, he would receive over 6.3 million euros for expenses, an increase of 136,000 euros.

Total government funding for the royal family is also increasing, reaching 62.1 million euros, up from 60.8 million euros that was budgeted last year. However, the increase in costs is smaller than in recent years, according to Tuesday’s budget memorandum.

In addition to the king, Queen Maxima, Princess Beatrix, and Princess Amalia will receive allowances. These consist of an income and compensation for expenses for personal and material purchases. In total, the members of the Royal Family will receive 12.9 million euros. Up from the previous year, when they received 12.6 million euros.

Princess Amalia has received an allowance since 2021, although she returned the full amount in 2024; since 2025, she has been returning only the income portion. She will keep the expense allowance, which is set to total around 1.7 million euros next year.

Queen Máxima's total allowance will increase by around 32,000 euros to approximately 1.3 million euros in 2027. Princess Beatrix will receive 2 million euros next year, an increase of nearly 50,000 euros compared with this year.

Government funding for the Royal House has increased every year for more than a decade. Next year, the royal family will receive more than 1 million euros more than in 2026. However, this is a smaller increase than in previous years, when annual funding rose by at least 2 million euros.

Most of the 62.1 million euros is allocated to functional expenses, including salaries for palace staff. A smaller share is used to cover the income of members of the royal family.