The UK’s Continental Shelf
Owned Since: 1964 (Drilling Rights)
Valued At: $64 billion* (Oil)
Queen Elizabeth II’s valuable natural resource is the UKCS. UK Continental Shelf is the waters around the UK. The Crown owns the water rights to the English Channel, Irish Sea, North Atlantic, and the North Sea. The UKCS contains huge oil and gas reserves. The BEIS Oil and Gas Authority is in charge of awarding contracts and licensing to oil companies. These companies are only allowed to drill in certain areas. The Crown has owned the land for generations. Recent additions to the portfolio include drilling rights.
The UK’s Continental Shelf
A Bat Colony
Owned Since: 2019
Valued At: Priceless
One of Her Majesty’s favorite things is a bat colony set up in her own main hall at Balmoral Castle. Other reported facts suggest that Elizabeth may have developed a new hobby motivated by Discovery Channel programming. The animals set up a camp in the main house’s main hall, but Elizabeth was active instead of leaving it to sort it out. The royal employees release the bats from the castle and keep the windows open so that the bats can reenter the property at their leisure.
A Bat Colony
