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What do they have in
common? Other than a few hundred million
dollars in net worth not much. But it is
fun to look at these three Queens when they
were the same age.
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Miley Cyrus
For example, Miley Cyrus
is now 21 years old and she grossed an estimated $78 million in the last year,
and that wasn't all she grossed as she grossed out her fans with her free
wheeling lifestyle based on getting stoned, getting drunk and getting wild.
Miley is the reincarnation
of Madonna as a wild child and Cyrus intends to celebrate herself, her money,
her sexuality and whatever else comes along with no interest in being
apologetic or anything mature.
Actually Miley started out
as a Disney do gooder, the All American teen, before she grew up and decided
being provocative paid. In 2006 at age
14 thanks to Disney Cyrus had an estimated net worth of $3.5 million.
Today it has grown to
about $155 million net worth thanks to her on-stage antics, a lot of skin and a
tongue that seems to drag on the floor.
When Queen Elizabeth was
the same age, 21, she had just survived four years of Nazi bombings of London and had been a
member of the British Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service.
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| Elizabeth age 3 |
On her 21st birthday, the
same age as Cyrus today, she was traveling through Africa with her parents and
made a radio broadcast back to Britain
pledging:
"I declare before you
all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your
service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all
belong."
Taylor Swift
Taylor is the heir apparent as Queen of Country music and
has not fallen into the same pit of vulgarity and sexuality as Miley though
they seem to be friends of some sort.
Swift made her
breakthrough at age 16 with her first mega hit "Tim McGraw" and has created
a multi-million dollar niche chronicling the life of a typical teen through her
music, making her the greatest crossover artist ever from country to pop.
Of course most typical
teens didn't earn $18 million by their 18th birthday nor generate about $50
million each the past few years touring while releasing one new album every two
years.
Today Taylor continues to earn entertainer of the
year awards for her relentless touring schedule, fan availability and All-American
image. At age 25 she is worth an
estimated $220 million and has at least four estates worth millions each across
the nation.
While Cyrus slithers on
her tongue for the fans Taylor hobnobs with American
royalty like the Kennedy family boys at her New England
estate. The crazier Miley gets the swifter
Swift sets herself apart from her crazy friend.
So what was Queen
Elizabeth up to when she was 25 like Taylor? She was getting married and just two years
later, at age 27, she became Queen of England and all the other territories
associated with the British crown.
Okay, so how much is the
British monarch worth compared to the American kids? Well, contrary to reports the royal family
overspends, the Queen is personally worth about $500 million. Her properties alone generate about $79
million dollars per year, about what they cost to operate a year.
And her net worth does not
count the Crown Estate trust for the British royalty consisting of real
estate property, art work and other stuff worth BILLIONS of pounds, dollars,
any way you want to count it, way more than 15 billions of dollars.
Soooo...
Before reaching the age of
21 Miley Cyrus was a multi-millionaire Disney television star and Taylor Swift
was a multi-millionaire heart beat and heart throb of country and pop music. At the same age Queen Elizabeth was dodging
Nazi bombs that were destroying London having
refused to leave England
and demanding to stay with her parents, the King and Queen.
At age 21 Miley Cyrus
slithers on her tongue while Queen Elizabeth pledged her loyalty to the people
of Britain and at age 25 Taylor Swift travels the world singing and buying
mansions while Queen Elizabeth was getting married and two years away from
becoming Queen of Britain.
Today Queen Elizabeth is closing in on becoming the longest reigning monarch in British history, yes for all time, as she will pass her great, great grandmother Queen Victoria and her 63 year 216 day continuous reign record in less than 500 days.
Ah the trials and tribulations
of royalty British or American style.
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