As of this coming Wednesday, H&M will cease to be senior royals - and be unable to use their titles for commercial work.
Security - in the form of 9 highly skilled British officers, shutting back and forth from the UK - continues, at a cost to the taxpayer of £8 million.
Impossible to rationalise - bearing in mind the two are currently viewing up multi-million dollar properties around Los Angeles.
We also funded the expensive refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage and, in all likelihood, many other things.
But these are lost in the hidden financial mists between the royal family and our government - with the taxpayer signing a blank cheque.
The size of which is kept from us...