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Very interesting! Thank you Janet.

I realise that my earlier post is not as clear as it should be. I should have made it clearer that I doubt if Queen Augusta Victoria sold her jewels while in exile in England, either before the King's death or immediately after.

Why I suspect she did not need to sell her jewels immediately after the King's death is that it is most likely that she had access to income (and perhaps assets) through her marriage settlement. I very much doubt if she married without one -- of some description. If, by some means, she was without funds following the King's death, her family and her mother-in-law, Queen Amelia, were in a position to help -- at least on a temporary basis. I also doubt if King Manoel held all his private assets in the UK.

I haven't seen the will of King Manoel, but below is a sample of what the UK press revealed.





The estates of the "former Royal House" undoubtedly refer to assets utilised by the monarchy and considered by the Republican government as State property. In many respects King Manoel's will is an ambit claim.

The report below was published well before probate was granted. It gives additional details about the property left to be used in a museum.





According to the press, the will was signed in 1915, a time when it would not necessarily have been clear that there wouldn't be any children of the marriage. Because of that, I strongly suspect that a marriage settlement was made for Queen Augusta Victoria to ensure that she and any children of the marriage would be provided for, especially if the monarchy was not restored in Portugal.

As the first item about King Manoel's will indicates, the items left to King George V had been stolen. The robbery took place at Fulwell Park in May 1932, just prior to King Manoel's sudden death. I haven't seen a full list of the art works stolen.