India, May 18 -- Britain's King Charles's personal fortune has risen to £640 million, making him as wealthy as the former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.

This puts the 76-year-old monarch significantly ahead of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, whose fortune was estimated at £370 million in 2022-the year Charles ascended to the throne.

Charles now ranks 238th on the list of the UK's wealthiest people and families, thanks to a £30 million boost in wealth over the past year.

The The Sunday Times estimate is based on King Charles's personal assets, including an inherited investment portfolio and private estates such as Sandringham and Balmoral. It does n...