Prince Philip's will to remain sealed and private for 90 years
The only year his will can see the light of day is in 2111.
April 2021 was a sad time for the British royal family as they let let go of the Queen's husband, Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh had been with Queen Elizabeth for 73 years at the time of his death.
It has been reported that a judge at London's High Court has ruled that his will is to be sealed for the next 90 years.
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This they share is to preserve the monarch's dignity. But how?
The president of the court's Family Division, Judge Andrew McFarlane, also ruled in favour of the request "to exclude the value of the estate from the grant of probate".
"The degree of publicity that publication would be likely to attract would be very extensive and wholly contrary to the aim of maintaining the dignity of the Sovereign," McFarlane shared in a ruling published on Thursday last week.
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We can imagine it is quite a large estate he left and the family is simply avoiding controversy. That's the word.
Prince Philip died in April at the age of 99, a few months after he was admitted to the hospital for an infection and a preexisting heart condition. He was married to the queen for 73 years.
He is survived by four children, eight grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
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So, the first royal whose will was sealed was Prince Francis of Teck, who was the younger brother of George V's wife Queen Mary.
McFarlane also sits as the custodian of a safe containing more than 30 other envelopes with the wills of dead royals.
It is quite intriguing the implications that would have on a normal family. One would literally have their parents' estate - which could make their life a lot better - locked up somewhere in a vault. For what?
But then this is totally different. This is the British Royal Family.
The most recent additions were made in the "envelope vault" in 2002 following the deaths of Queen Elizabeth's mother, Elizabeth, and her sister Princess Margaret, McFarlane said.
Guess we will have to wait until 2111 for more on this...
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