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    Re: Greville jewels Archived Message

    Posted by Nellie on July 26, 2014, 11:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Greville jewels"


    I always understood that the inheritance from QEQM to QEII was under terms arranged with the government during the reign of George VI.

    I don't recall ever having read of any inheritance arrangements made with the government during the current reign. It would be good to think a similar arrangement applies, to avoid any need to sell any part of the monarch's estate to meet death duties and similar taxes.


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    : Apparently the Queen Mothers estate was left
    : directly to the Queen so that it did not
    : incur death duties. Had she left items to
    : Charles he would have had to pay tax on
    : them. Sovereign to Sovereign inheritance is
    : exempt from death duties. Hence I would
    : expect that HM will leave her entire estate
    : to Charles with private instruction on items
    : she wishes Andrew, Edward, Anne & their
    : families to have. Either that or items will
    : be given as gifts while HM is alive.
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    : That is the official information.
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    : Nelly, the tiara Camilla is wearing is HM's
    : loan ?
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    : Publicly we were informed that Queen
    : Elizabeth II inherited the estate of Queen
    : Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
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    : Who inherited the Mrs Grevels jewels :
    : Charles
    : for the tiara but for the necklace and
    : others ?
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    : This is such an interesting question! We
    : know
    : from Mrs Greville's will that she left her
    : jewels to Queen Elizabeth with her loving
    : thoughts! I wish we had a list of those
    : jewels!
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    : Ashdean's comment about an emerald tiara
    : belonging to Mrs Greville -- possibly
    : bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth (the Queen
    : Mother) has prompted my query.
    : How have people been able to compile lists
    : of the jewels which were bequeathed to QEQM?
    : Roberts in the Queen's Diamonds has provided
    : authoritative evidence for some - but what
    : evidence is there about other jewels in the
    : bequest?
    : I have not read Vincent Meylan's books so I
    : apologise to you, Vincent, if you have
    : already written about this.
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