'The degree of publicity that publication would be likely to attract would be very extensive and wholly contrary to the aim of maintaining the dignity of the Sovereign,' the judge ruled.
He also ruled in favor of the request"to exclude the value of the estate from the grant of probate."
He said the convention was that following the death of a senior royal, an application to seal the will was made to the Family Division president, with such hearings and judgments kept private.
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