The will of Queen Elizabeth II, if the public could see it, would provide rare insights into the late monarch’s wealth, but unlike those of ordinary British citizens hers will be sealed and locked in a safe for at least 90 years.
The practice of sealing the wills of deceased royals dates back to 1910 and the seldom remembered Prince Francis of Teck, whose will is one of more than 30 kept in a safe in an undisclosed location in London, under the care of a judge.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The judge ruled that the will should indeed be sealed, but decided to publish his ruling to give the public some understanding of what was going on and why.Article content The late queen’s will, when it is deposited in the safe alongside her husband’s, will join those of her mother Elizabeth and sister Princess Margaret, who both died in 2002.