The Queen Ensured Minor Royal's Will Was Suppressed.

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The Royals work so hard and as such are entitled to all the privileges they receive including nil taxes; certainly harder than GP, teachers, nurses, teachers, rocket scientists, cleaners, careers and refuse collectors.

So why after granting Royal Assent (passing laws) to make wills of the commoners public after probate, do they make such an effort to hide what they worked hard to obtain?

Commoners must simply be unable to comprehend it and it's hidden for their good. More so, commoners cannot be trusted so theirs must be made public documents.
Late Queen intervened to ensure minor royal’s will was suppressed (telegraph.co.uk)

Not another bloody thread on this! We get it! The Royals aren't allowed to have anything private or personal! Gawkers must see all and measure them by an impossible yardstick that the gawkers are not measured by.

Probabĺy because nobody is interested in a commoner's will beyond their immediate family, unlike the royals. I can't see the Daily Mail running an article on the £11.50 my kids get to split between them.

So what OP?
Does it personally affect you?
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Exactly.

By all means start a discussion about inherited wealth - but stop pretending that it's somehow just the RF.

And it applies to all levels of inherited wealth. Is it immoral? How much should be allowed?

But as inherited wealth is currently legal, those giving/receiving it are allowed some privacy

Wills don’t only contain information about assets and finances. They often contain detail about personal belongings and keepsakes, directions, sensitive information about family relationships etc. As Tiddles says, the vast majority of us aren’t going to have anyone interested in our wills; but people related to a royal whose will contents could end up being plastered in the media if publicly available deserve some privacy.

Especially when the 'minor royal' was the only daughter of George V and Q Mary, so likely that various sentimental items were involved.

This is about someone who died in 1965??? Nearly sixty years ago?

Any privacy issues may not have been about the RF at all. They may have been about the Princess Royal's children, or other people mentioned in the will, such as members of staff or friends.

Commoners must simply be unable to comprehend it and it's hidden for their good

This commoner doesn't GAF. Given the state of the world right now, that I can't read the will of someone in the RF who died years ago is about number 948,257 on my list of concerns.

Princess Mary was the equivalent of Anne today, and very, very popular. Hardly a minor royal.

Does my post personally affect YOU??!

My post is not about inherited wealth, it would've been under "Money" if so.
It's in the "The Royal Family" section because that's what my post and the article are about.
If they wanted privacy they won't invite TV crews to film them going to church amongst the countless other things they publicise, film, record, circulate and sell.

Historically Royal wills, even minor ones, would be of interest. Wills tell a story. All historical documents have their place. Especially the documents of the rich and powerful who so have so much influence over our lives.

Do they 'invite TV crews them going to church'?

They get filmed going to Church on Xmas day, I'm not sure that's because the TV crews are invited. The TV crews turn up because the footage sells.

regarding the pap; they try to organize some schedule as to when photo's are acceptable not for the financial gain as much as to barter some level of privacy and ability to bargain: christmas photo's okay, going to the dentist not.

Because all their wealth has been obtained off other countries and people and so they should be measured by something

The point is why are they able to hide what other people can't? There are many famous, wealthy, people of interest in the country. They can't suppress this info. Why should the RF? Infact as they exist as royals by our agreement , they should be MORE transparent than everyone wise. Not less.

@wildernesssw But as inherited wealth is currently legal, those giving/receiving it are allowed some privacy

But those giving/receiving aren't^^ allowed privacy. ONLY THE ROYALS ARE.

So true. She was the Princess Royal for most of her life.

If I was the member of an institution as scrutinised, criticised, photographed, commented on, vilified and analysed as much as the RF is; and knew that even after death that would continue with every one who wanted to read my last wishes to put their own spin on it and in many cases use it to forward their own agenda could do so - bloody right I'd want those last wishes kept secret.

Don't forget OP, you're ONLY allowed to question the finances of Harry and Meghan, and spend thread upon thread discussing how, when, and where they get and spend their money without getting jumped on with outrage as you have here.

Everyone else in the RF...their finances are private.

But in the article you linked, it says Princess Mary left £5.6m in todays money so we know the sum involved, so what exactly is the issue?

I can never understand ordinary folk kept in their place by the class system, desperately depending the royal family. The royal family wouldn't spit on these folk if they were on fire.

Well for a start I don't see anyone 'desperately defending' the RF but I suppose that depends on your definition of desperately. What I see are people putting a point of view other don't agree with.

What I can't understand is why people opposed to the RF are always painting people who aren't or who support them as poor ignorant victims who know no better. What is it, some form of implied superiority that they're more enlightened and intelligent than the rest of us?

I believe they are taking the piss 🤣