Indeed, with the ratio of royals to commoners now at one to a thousand (compared to one to five million in the United Kingdom), the challenge of managing princely privileges, salaries, and demand for jobs has never been more intense. Royal perks include lifetime sinecures and domination of the civil service, which enable the princes to award contracts and receive commissions on top of their salaries.
事实上，如今沙特贵族-平民比例大约为1:1000（而英国的比例为1:500万），如何治理王子特权和收入已经成为一项挑战，而王子们对职位的要求也越来越高。王室特权包括终身政府闲职以及政府部门各个要职，以便王子们在薪水之外大肆招揽合同、收取佣金。