They live in palaces and sprawling manors. We don't. They're fabulously wealthy. We live in permanent fear of our card being declined.
The numerous differences also - and obviously - go far beyond the material and fiscal.
Unsurprisingly, the Royal family have a very different way of speaking.
Social anthropologist and author of Watching the English, Kate Fox, has given us a fascinating insight into the vocabulary loved by the Royals.
