Yeah I really don't get it. at least make them come out with a fashion line or perfume to support themselves
The royal family has plenty of money in their own right. They are not supported by tax money.
Queen Elizabeth, 85, has an estimated personal net worth of $500 million that comes from property holdings including Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, stud farms, a fruit farm and marine land throughout the U.K.; extensive art and fine jewelry; and one of the worlds largest stamp collections built by her grandfather.
The Royal Family gets a stipend of 12.5 million a year for their work (yes they work) in promoting tourism and British interests throughout the world. At 85, Queen Elizabeth gets up and goes to work every day. Princes Harry and William are in the military and go to work everyday at their military posts. Much of the money paid to "support" the Royal Family actually goes to the maintenance of the Royal Estate, which are the homes and castles that the Royal Family may use when they wish, but is open to the public.
The Royal Family brings more into the British Economy than the pittance they cost. No American football player would play a season for a mere 12.5 million.
Pretty random comparison but plenty of football players play seasons for a lot less.
Plenty of members of the Royal Family don't get much money either. The point is, what the Royals get is not a form of welfare.