Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Winter 2022 #189This was an appeal against the decision of the president of the Family Division (PFD) to seal for 90 years the will of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to publish a list of 33 sealed wills of deceased members of the Royal Family, and to seal those 33 wills for 90 years (Re Will of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [2021]).
At the start of the original hearing, the PFD directed that the hearing should take place in private, having only heard submissions from Prince Philip’s executor and the Attorney General (AG), but that the judgment should be made public....
Natasha Dzameh explores the Court of Appeal’s decision on the will of His late Royal Highness Prince Philip The principle of open justice could be derogated from only in exceptional circumstances and these were such circumstances. Following the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip the spotlight was shone on the practice of sealing royal …
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Natasha Dzameh reviews the High Court’s decision to seal the will of His late Royal Highness Prince Philip In determining whether the will and other probate documents would be open to inspection, the public interest issue would likely be determinative. The sovereign’s will need not be proved by a grant of probate. However this is …
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