Nonetheless, a will which states "I leave all my worldly possessions to my husband..." or "I bequeath my entire estate to my daughter..." or "my estate is to be divided equally between my three surviving children..." gives no indication as to what the estate entails and in these examples is irrelevant to the assessment of the estate's
total value in regard to any duty payable. .... snipped.... It is these documents that I am assuming are covered by the special royal provision to be kept private.
I should add that we are fortunate in Australia as death duties were abolished many years ago.