As should be clear from my earlier posts on this topic, I agree with Johan entirely on this point. The primary responsibility for sifting through HM's papers should met by the Royal Archivist who, should s/he consider it necessary, could consult with any of HM's favourites who they might consider have something to offer.
Is there anything in this particular article which states that the primary responsbility of sorting through Her late Majesty's is Mr. Whybrew's?
Indeed; that is on the writer of the article and the editor of this particular news site though. The absence of other information or further clarity is a sign that we oughtn't go directly to one firm conclusion or another.
As I have said before, all that can be drawn from the article is that Mr. Whybrew is part of a larger process. The writer and editor decided it was newsworthy and worth noting, they do not give us any insight as to Mr. Whybrew's particular place among this team nor the rest of its composition. We oughtn't jump to conclusions in the absence of many facts and details.
"Until the fire at Windsor", alright, and since then?
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/july-2023/royals-on-the-witness-stand/
That the monarch is still not seen as existing in q private capacity is surely demonstrated by the fact that the late Queen, even when travelling privately, never used a passport. Even Her decision to pay the equivalent of tax following the Windsor fire, was voluntary and did not actually establish her obligation, as a person with PRIVATE resources, to do so.
Consequently, all of her papers should be considered, if not public, at least susceptible to archiving.
Yet Her late Majesty is said to have owned Sandringham, etc, in a private capacity, etc, etc, etc. I am sure all of Her late Majesty's papers will be susceptible to archiving: I have no doubt that things which will be kept private will also be subject to a distinct and separately considered archival, preservation, inventorial, and storage process.
I imagine also that certain things will be available for historians and the public to examine at various future points in consideration of those who have living memory of particular events, etc.
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