Gulf News | Somewhere in London… Queen Elizabeth’s will joins the “mysterious” treasury

Queen Elizabeth II’s will, if publicly available, would give a rare glimpse of wealth The late queen. But contrary to the wills of ordinary British citizens it will be hermetically sealed and kept in a cupboard for at least 90 years.

The tradition of keeping the wills of deceased royal family members sealed dates back to 1910 when the Prince’s will was closed Francis of Tech and was placed in a safe in an unknown location in London under the supervision of a judge to join her Then more than 30 royal wills.

According to tradition, following the death of an important member of the royal family, the executor of his will submits a request to the president The royal family’s oath of the High Court of London to shut it down. Successive judges in this position have agreed.

These details were not known to the public until the Queen’s husband, Prince Philip, died in April 2021 And it fell to Judge Andrew MacFarlane to take care of the request to close his will.

The judge ruled that the will should be closed but decided to announce his ruling to give the public an opportunity to understand What is going on and why.

The judge revealed the existence of the treasury that contains the royal wills and that in his capacity as the current head of the royal family department He was responsible for it even though he was unaware of the contents of the documents sealed inside.

The will of the late queen, when placed in the closet alongside her husband’s will, joins the will of her mother Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret, who died in 2002.

Princess Margaret’s will was legally disputed in 2007 by Robert Brown, who said he was the son of He is illegitimate to the princess and seeks to see the will in order to support his claims. The courts dismissed his allegations as “unreasonable” and he was not allowed to see the document.

Prince Francis of Tech, whose will is the oldest kept in the Treasury, died in 1910 At the age of 40 years. He is the younger brother of Queen Mary, wife of King George V, and grandmother of the late Queen Elizabeth II.