The censored documents contain a direct request by the late Queen to keep one of these wills secret more than five decades ago. One way to keep information about their wealth secret was to use obscure legal procedures to obtain court orders to keep family members’ wills secret after they died. Lawyers for Prince Philip, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret have successfully applied since 2002 to keep their wills secret. However, the secrecy of the practice has recently been challenged amid arguments that it gives the royal family a right not granted to other British citizens. the royal family should be shut down.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2024 23:17 UTC