Why Prince Philip’s will will remain private

Prince Philip‘s will will not be published for a while.

After his death in April, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the contents of Prince Philips must remain private for at least 90 years. Following this decision, The Guardian legally challenged the fact that members of the media were not present at a hearing in July 2021 where the order was passed, according to BBC News. Although the business claimed there was a “lack of external control”, the judges have now rejected The Guardian‘s claim.

Why? the judges, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Lady Victoria Sharp and Lady Justice King, ruled on 29 July that there were “special” circumstances for the decision to be taken privately, per The judgment found that there was no duty to tell the press about the hearing, as this would risk a “media storm”.

“These circumstances are, as we have said, unusual,” the judgment said. “We are not sure there is a specific public interest in knowing how the royal family’s assets are distributed.”