Does Kate Middleton Spend Lots Of Money

Everyone knows that being a royal can come with some huge responsibilities... and a huge amount of moola. There has always been a lot of talk on whether or not the Royal Family spend too much, but for someone who married into the family, like Kate Middleton, there's always been a battle between spending too much and saving the $6 million allowance.

Kate has spent just as much as any other female royal on her clothing and other things, but she has also borrowed a lot and even recycled some of the family's bling at the same time. She has a different dress every time she goes to a different country, but that doesn't mean she isn't conscious of her spending.

Besides clothes, Kate and her husband, William, do spend much of their play money on important things, as they get ready to eventually become the future king and queen. There's just no way we'd be able to put an exact price tag on their total spending, but here's what we dug up.

We Do Know That She Spent About $135,000 On Clothing in 2019

One of the biggest things that fans of the Royal Family are obsessed with the most is what they wear. The dresses, the outfits, the shoes, and the accessories, and most of all the jewelry, especially the tiaras.

There are whole sites dedicated to finding the outfits that royals from all over the world wear pretty much any time they step foot outside their palaces. FEMAIL reports that Kate spent $135,646 on new clothes in 2019, and her most expensive outfit, worth an estimated £4,975, was an Alexander McQueen gown and new Jimmy Choo shoes, which she wore at the BAFTA Awards.

According to UFO No More, Kate spent a grand total of $85, 097 on new clothes in 2018 alone, and another $130,000 in 2017 (they justify the lower number in 2018 because the Duchess was pregnant that year). Other sources say she spent $400,000 in 2017 alone. Earlier in her royal career, in 2012, it was revealed she spent $70,000.

Besides the sometimes hefty spending, she has been seen going to more affordable stores like Zara, H&M, and Gap, and she re-wears a lot of dresses and outfits. A lot of the times Kate also gets her stylist, Natasha Archer, to acquire loaned items from designers for her, which she returns later on.

If Kate decides to purchase any of the loans, it would of course then come out of the $6 million that Prince Charles gives them yearly. Otherwise trying to calculate exactly how much the future queen spends on her outfits is a hard task, but not impossible, thanks to websites like Kate's Closet, and UFO No More, who try to find every single piece she wears and their costs.

But even if you think her estimated number is high, just remember that her sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, spent about $509,278 in 2018. She was the biggest spender out of all the royals that year, all because she was new to the family and had to get a whole new royal wardrobe.

Eyes Are On Kate And William's Spending As They Take On More Royal Responsibilities

In recent years, Kate and William have taken on much more royal responsibilities as the day that they will become the new Prince and Princess of Wales looms closer and closer. Before they know it they'll soon become the next King and Queen.

So basically their every move is being scrutinized, including their collective spending, not just what Kate spends on her clothes. With all the spending, people have often questioned why the taxpayers have to pay to keep the royals around.

Of course, the family has their own money that they have stockpiled over the centuries but the amount they get from the taxpayers, according to some royal experts, is around £345 million. That's about $454,096,590. Other's said in 2019, that the family got $104 million.

A lot of experts also think that Kate and William should earn their own income while they wait to ascend the throne, and after they do they'd of course get that royal income back. There's no telling whether they'd actually change this, but that doesn't mean people haven't been watching the Cambridge's spending like a hawk.

The fact that the royal couple spent £15,000 ($19,745) on a 950ft hedge around their house recently hasn't exactly gone down well.

There are also the costs of putting their children through school as well, that they have to think about. For both Prince George and Princess Charlotte, it costs a collective $46,854 per year. The amount of money it takes to get the couple to the 700+ royal engagements throughout the year is also in the millions, whether it's travel costs or some other essential thing.

Apparently Prince Charles is looking into cutting down the spending for the whole family once he's king, and he's leading by example even now. The family, along with Kate, might sometimes spend a lot of money, but they do a lot of work as royals and raise millions for tons of charities. At least Kate gets along with the family.

But the Royal Family wouldn't be the Royal Family without the lavish lifestyle would it?

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