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Today in guesstimates of how much money it costs to be Kate Middleton, Vogue Australia has guesstimated how much money it costs to be Kate Middleton for one year. The total comes to $159,090, apparently, and they're factoring in the total package, from gym memberships to spray tans (the jury is still out on how they know the DoC gets a spray tan every fortnight). [Vogue Australia]