Prince Philip ‘leaves three key staff money in his $55 million will’

The Duke of Edinburgh left an estimated $55 million when he died last month, with three unlikely people getting some of the money.

Prince Philip has paid a final thank you to the “three key men in his life by leaving them money in his will”, a royal insider has claimed.

The Duke of Edinburgh left an estimated $55 million when he died last month aged 99, just weeks before his 100th birthday.

While the majority of his estate is likely to have been left to the Queen, a source close to Buckingham Palace claimed the Duke also recognised his closest aides.

“Unlike some other royals, Prince Philip will be generous to the three men who looked after him,” the insider exclusively told Fabulous.

“These include his private secretary Brigadier Archie Miller Bakewell, his page William Henderson and valet Stephen Niedojadlo.”

All three men were hugely supportive of the Duke in his final years with Mr Bakewell frequently standing in for Philip when he couldn’t make an engagement.

Prince Philip in 2020. Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP

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Henderson and Niedojadlo, meanwhile, took turns to be with him during his stay at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate, and Henderson was with him during his last two days at Windsor.

The insider claimed that Philip’s grandchildren, including Prince Harry who has launched a number of scathing attacks on the royal family in recent months, will have been “sorted out quite a while ago” when it came to money.

They said: “Philip was not the sort of character to punish a grandson [Harry] for misbehaving. He was a very fair, even-handed and lovely man. Never held a grudge.”

They added: “Philip had plenty of time to sort out all the legal stuff so it wouldn’t attract inheritance tax. He was no more of a fan of leaving his cash to the Treasury than anyone else.”

The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle. Picture: Leon Neal/WPA Pool/Getty Images

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The source added that the Dukes’s children – Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew – have been told they can “take what they want” from his collection of 13,000 books in his library at Buckingham Palace.

The majority of the books were moved to Wood Farm, Sandringham, where Philip spent much of his time since retiring from public life, but they have all been returned to Buckingham Palace.

The insider added that upon his return from hospital, Philip spent time signing photographs of himself which were placed in frames with his cypher on them and are believed to have been intended as gifts to those who looked after him.

A spokesman for Buckingham Palace told Fabulous Digital: “This is a personal matter for the family and as such arrangements are private.”

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission