Prince Philip's Will To Be Kept Secret For 90 Years, Rules British Court.<br />A judge from London's High Court issued <br />the ruling on Sept. 16.<br />The stated purpose of the ruling is to maintain the dignity of the British monarchy.<br />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 <br />the Sovereign, Andrew McFarlane, London's High Court Family Division, via CNN.<br />[It shall be sealed and] no copy of the will should be made for the record or kept on the <br />court file, Andrew McFarlane, London's High Court Family Division, via CNN.<br />Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was married to <br />Queen Elizabeth II for more than 70 years.<br />He died in April, having lived <br />for nearly a century.<br />The ruling, granting privacy to Philip's will, is in keeping with British legal tradition.<br />Despite the fact that the petition for secrecy <br />was submitted in private.<br />the judge explained that making <br />his ruling public was "necessary.".<br />[Publicizing the ruling is a] necessary and proportionate intrusion into the private affairs of Her Majesty and the <br />Royal Family.., Andrew McFarlane, London's High Court Family Division, via CNN.<br />... to make public the fact that an application to seal the will of HRH The Prince Philip... , Andrew McFarlane, London's High Court Family Division, via CNN.<br />... has been made and granted in private, and to explain the underlying reasons, Andrew McFarlane, London's High Court Family Division, via CNN.<br />The ruling comes at a time when the <br />Royal Family is under increased scrutiny <br />for a number of reasons.<br />including internal issues following Prince Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew's connections to Jeffrey Epstein
