Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 872 - 837 Duke of Cambridge

Chapter 872: Chapter 837 Duke of Cambridge

Wang Ye’s eyes suddenly went wide with an expression of sheer surprise, because this was far beyond his expectations.

The other party was going to invest a "blood capital"!

That was hereditary nobility!

The entire British royal family couldn’t find many of those.

Aside from the queen, her husband, a few sons, and the princesses, there were no other hereditary nobles, right?

But now, Charles was actually saying he would bestow upon himself a hereditary noble title!

How could this not astonish Wang Ye?

Seeing Wang Ye’s astonished expression, Charles showed a satisfied smile on his face.

This time, the British royal family had indeed invested a "blood capital"!

He and the queen had discussed it for two days, and after repeated deliberation, they decided to confer upon Wang Ye such an esteemed hereditary noble title.

What’s more, it was the highest rank of dukedom!

"The queen said, she plans to establish a new title for you and your descendants, called the Duke of Cambridge!" Charles said with a smile.

My goodness, a hereditary duke, the queen is really generous...

Because such hereditary titles are normally only conferred on the queen’s own sons or grandsons, outsiders shouldn’t even think about it!

And now she was willing to give it to Wang Ye.

The Duke of Cambridge...

This title seemed somewhat familiar to Wang Ye.

After thinking for a while, Wang Ye remembered that this title should have appeared only in 2011, having been conferred upon Prince William as a newly established title.

As a result, he had changed "history" once again!

The queen was actually going to bestow this title upon him...

Seeing Wang Ye remain silent, Charles added:

"A duke is not just any noble, even among the British royal family, aside from a few princes, there are no living dukes!

And your title of Duke of Cambridge is hereditary and comes with its own separate land.

Of course, the land will not be very large.

In Cambridgeshire, there is a mansion that belongs to the royal family.

The queen will grant you that mansion along with a forest nearby, about ten hectares of land in total, as your ducal estate for the Duke of Cambridge!"

The size of the estate is indeed not large, and in a place like Cambridgeshire, land prices are not high.

As for the mansion, without a doubt, high EQ would describe it as "rich in history", and low EQ would call it "decaying"...

But the issue is not about value, it’s about significance!

Having a fixed estate and a hereditary dukedom is indeed a generous gift.

Is the British royal family so magnanimous?

Just count how many dukes there were in the entire UK in 2004 to find out.

The queen herself holds two dukedoms, the Duke of Lancaster and the Duke of Normandy!

The queen’s husband, Prince Philip, holds one, the Duke of Edinburgh!

Prince Charles holds two dukedoms as well, the Duke of Cornwall and the Duke of Rothesay.

The title "Duke of Cornwall" carries significant weight!

Because only the first in line to the throne can receive that title, and it took Charles seventy years after being granted the Duke of Cornwall before he truly took over...

Prince Andrew, Charles’s own brother, is the Duke of York.

Oh, at this time, brothers William and Harry were not yet eligible to be granted dukedoms!

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Breaking into a smile, Wang Ye said, "This... how can I accept it? One should not accept rewards without merits. Isn’t the queen’s gift too precious?"

Charles hastily said, "This title is not to be conferred on you immediately, but rather it will be awarded during a formal investiture ceremony when you and Grand Duchess Rossiyana are officially married. I’m telling you now so you can be prepared mentally."

Well then, it seems this generous gift won’t come easily after all.

The British Royal Family doesn’t act without certainty.

The empty cheque is issued for now, but to really cash in, there will be a two-year wait...

Wang Ye even speculates "maliciously" that the British royal family’s reason for investing so much is possibly to save on a substantial gift when he gets married!

Because by the time he is really getting married, the British Royal Family, as "relatives", will have to give a gift that is sufficiently substantial to match their royal status.

But they may be reluctant to part with truly valuable gifts.

So they came up with this idea: it doesn’t cost much, but it would certainly satisfy Wang Ye and the Romanov family.

Though the Romanov family was once a royal family, now the Romanovs no longer have the power to confer titles, only the British Royal Family has that authority.

However, even if the British Royal Family really is trying to save money, Wang Ye wouldn’t mind.

Compared to gifts worth millions or tens of millions of US dollars, this hereditary dukedom would suit him better, as he was not lacking money, but prestige and recognition!

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The trip to London ended with both parties satisfied.

The British royal family found a new investment channel and secured the opportunity to take a stake in the Xiao Ying Group.

They also built a good relationship with Mikhail, a big shot rising in Russia, and incidentally adopted a distant relative...

As for Wang Ye, he didn’t come back empty-handed either.

He managed to get closer to the British royal family and even obtained an empty cheque for the Duke of Cambridge; once it is cashed in the future, he would be able to walk almost horizontally in London...

Others, when addressing him, must use a prefix!

For example, "His Highness, the most noble Duke of Cambridge, Mikhail"...

Don’t think it’s funny, even in modern-day Britain, that’s how real nobility is addressed!