But the 67 medals at this year's Games in Rio and 147 at the Paralympics meant that the GB medallists' reception at Buckingham Palace was a crowded and happy event.
There'll be street parties up and down the U.K. and thousands will come here to Buckingham Palace to witness the famous balcony moment to see for the first time the newly crowned king and queen.
People are doing all kinds of things to celebrate, from large events at Buckingham Palace and St Paul's Cathedral, to smaller street parties in towns and cities up and down the country, and abroad.
Last year, it totaled more than $107 million Queen's official duties and maintain royal residences like Buckingham Palace, which is held in trust for the reigning monarch.