The late Queen Elizabeth II spent a lifetime of service as the Head of State, becoming the country’s longest-serving monarch with seven decades on the throne.
But despite her packed schedule, she also found time for several hobbies, with one proving to be a particularly wise investment.
Her Majesty was a keen collector, and since her passing last year aged 96, her son King Charles III has inherited some of her most treasured items which are thought to be worth £100 million.
But in this case, the valuable pieces she amassed weren’t paintings by Dutch masters or gilded trinkets as you might expect – they were stamps.
The late Queen, who passed away last September, had a vast collection. Among them was a Mauritian stamp valued at a whopping £2 million in 2002, one of the most sought-after in the world.
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