As Americans, we can have fun obsessing over the British royal family—especially now that California's own Meghan Markle has joined. We shop the fashions of Markle and her sister-in-law Kate Middleton, gawk at their adorable children, and lament that we don't have more opportunities to wear fascinators and tiaras. Or is that last one just me?

Of course, royal watching is even more intense in the U.K., but it also has real financial implications for Brits as the royal family is supported by, in part, their tax dollars. Because of that fact, they release an annual report called the Sovereign Grant that details spending for the year, from April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019. That's how we learned that the renovations to Markle and Prince Harry's new home, Frogmore Cottage, cost over $3 million (2.4 million pounds). Members of the family also have massive amounts of private wealth, the spending of which they do not have to report.

According to the report, Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family received $104 million dollars (82.2 million pounds) from British taxpayers.

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Let's break down some of the most interesting details we learned about House of Windsor's spending from the report.

They spent $42 million on renovations to royal palaces and properties.

Along with the upgrades to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Master Archie's home, a number of other home design projects took up a big chunk of the budget, including Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, and Windsor Castle.

Travel does cost a thing.

The royal family serve as ambassadors for the U.K. across the country, Commonwealth, and the world. Hence they're out and about a lot. According to the report, members of the family undertook more than 3,200 engagements during the year, with the 93-year-old queen doing 140, and the total travel costs were around $5.8 million (4.6 million pounds).

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Obviously, the overseas tours cost significantly more than day trips in Britain. For example, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla's trip to the Caribbean and Cuba cost around $530,000 (417,000 pounds), the Fiji and Tongo portion of the Sussexes' Down Under tour cost over $100,000 (81,000 pounds), and Prince William's trip to visit Jordan, Israeli, and Palestinian occupied territories was around $90,000 (74,000 pounds).

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They increased their carbon footprint.

The family had an increase of 93% in carbon emissions due to "higher usage of chartered large fixed wing aircraft for foreign business travel"—aka more overseas tours. On the flip side, there was a 24% reduction in energy use for heating and lighting and a 2% reduction in waste generation, which should make environmentalist Prince Charles happy.

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A lot of people work for the Palace.

Payroll costs totaled around $29.4 million (or 23.2 million pounds) and that includes multiple levels of staff, including private secretaries for senior royals and public relations teams.

In conclusion: Royals are decidedly not just like us.

Originally Appeared on Glamour

