Queen Elizabeth’s will will remain sealed for at least 90 years

THE Queen Elizabeth she passed away at the age of 96 and may have already shared her property, but the will it will remain sealed for at least 90 years and will not be opened earlier under any circumstances.

According to the Reuters agency, this practice, that is to seal the wills of members of the royal family, dates back to 1910 and began with the unknown to the general public Prince Francis of Wed. His will is one of about 30 kept at an undisclosed location in London under the supervision of a judge.

Traditionally, after the death of a member of the royal family, the executor of the will applies to the Family Court of the High Court in London, asking for it to be sealed. Judges have always given their approval.

The details were virtually unknown until the death in April 2021 of Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband. It was then assigned to the judge Andrew McFarlane to consider the request to seal the will. The judge agreed to the request, but decided to make his decision public so that the public would know what was happening and why.

Including, in the safe are the wills of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret – both died in 2002. Margaret’s will was in 2007 at the center of a legal dispute when a man, Robert Brown, claimed to be her illegitimate son and wanted to get his hands on the document to validate his claim. The courts rejected the request as “absurd” and he was denied access.

Prince Francis of Teck, whose will is the oldest kept in the vault, died in 1910 aged 40. He was the younger brother of Queen Mary, wife of King George V and grandmother of Elizabeth II.