But it was perhaps surprising to learn that even Prince William can feel the pinch - this weekend he was spotted in economy class when he took an internal flight in the US after celebrating his friend Guy Pelly’s marriage.
Prince William, who was in America with Prince Harry, took the American Airlines flight from Memphis to Dallas on Sunday.
The photo was taken by US television reporter Eli Ross who was on the flight - he posted the image on Twitter writing: 'I am still amazed #Prince William flies COACH. That's pretty humble/awesome. Who knew?'
Eli Ross is a reporter for Local 24 News and CW 30 News in Memphis - the station had already been covering the wedding extensively.
The cost of the trip itself is being met privately by both the princes - Prince William is understood to have changed planes at Dallas Fort Worth to return to the UK.
On the American Airlines plane he took a window seat and is understood to have ordered water during the 1hour 30 domestic flight. A similar flight was on sale today for £250.
Holding his hand luggage he boarded a plane separately to the rest of the passengers in Memphis, surrounded by security officers.
The 31-year-old was then photographed at the Dallas airport wearing jeans, a pale blue shirt, white trainers and a baseball cap as he left the American Airlines Admiral Club.
The princes are accompanied round-the-clock by a team of around four taxpayer-funded officers from Scotland Yard’s Royalty Protection Squad.
One senior industry source estimated the cost of guarding the princes during their five-day trip would be in the region of $84,000, including business class flights and hotels for all of the officers.
It is not the first time that the royals have tried to save money when attending a wedding.
In 2011 passengers were surprised to see Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge settle into seats with the rest of the public after boarding a Flybe jet in Edinburgh for their hour long journey to Manchester following the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall in Edinburgh.
Meanwhile, a hungover Prince Harry chose EasyJet to make his way home to London - he also flew to the Scottish city with the airline - checking in his green army-issue bag for £10.
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