For the Norwegian Royal Family and their declining fortunes, thirty billion was more than a small sum.
In fact, right after Helena had been crowned, she audited the royal family's finances and found out that they were just worth a billion US dollars, and that was counting in most of their real estate that couldn't be sold.
With thirty billion, their capital would have multiplied by thirty times in an instant, not to mention they were talking about cash, not real estate.
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