The king is profiting from the deaths of thousands of people in the north-west of England whose assets are secretly being used to upgrade a commercial property empire managed by his hereditary estate, the Guardian can reveal.

The Duchy of Lancaster, a controversial land and property estate that generates huge profits for King Charles III, has collected tens of millions of pounds in recent years under an antiquated system that dates back to feudal times.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/23/revealed-king-charles-secretly-profiting-from-the-assets-of-dead-citizens

 there's no secret. The law has been in place for centuries and was confirmed by Parl;iament in 1925. All you have to do is make a will and this clause is bypassed. 

5 hours ago, theblether said:

 there's no secret. The law has been in place for centuries and was confirmed by Parl;iament in 1925. All you have to do is make a will and this clause is bypassed. 

But what was a secret is that it was claimed that this money was mostly passed on to charity. That turns out not to be true.