There is a sizeable difference between Princess Beatrice and Eugenie and Peter and Zara.
1. Peter and Zara have no titles.
2. They attend the rarest of royal events, keeping them way out of the limelight.
3. B&E are seen quite often, so if someone wanted to attack them, it would be easier than attacking P&Z.
I'm not justifying they have 24 Hour protection, I just don't think they should have lost it this soon.
The taxpayers pay about 74p for the royal family, the entire royal family every year. Personally I don't have a problem with that.
To me the taxpayer pays for the safety of the secrets the politicians hold, not the politicians personally. You have to remember, the USA doesn't have a royal family, therefore concentrates on politicians, here in the UK, we have had major stories and inquests into the expenses scandals etc. The money spent on the RF is rarely talked about in depth and does not seem to bother that many people.
The tax payer doesn't pay a lot for Blair and his family anymore, if anything. Brown will get a certain expenses for reason I do not know, but it'll mainly be the money going on Cameron and Clegg.