Official translation. Authentic text: German. Procedure under Article IX of the Charter
Article IX Sealing Procedure Note
WGP-2024-ART-IX | Public explanatory note | 30 August 2026
Kronamt fuer Treuhandangelegenheiten · Weystadt
VERFAHRENSHINWEIS
Article IX of the Charter of Neutral Governance (1952)
Sealing procedure for the annual summary of the Royal Weymarck Trust
Article IX of the Charter of Neutral Governance states: "The Royal Weymarck Trust shall submit one (1) annual summary to the Assembly of Estates. The summary shall be sealed upon receipt. No further disclosure of Trust financial data is required or permitted. All financial data of the Trust is classified as royal fiduciary information."
When an annual summary is described as "sealed under Article IX," it means that the summary has been received by the Assembly of Estates, inspected in closed session, and formally sealed by the Vorsitzender (presiding officer). Once sealed, the summary is not published externally, is not made available to the public, and may not be cited, quoted, or reproduced outside the Assembly. No asset totals, portfolio compositions, yield figures, or financial data from the summary are published.
The board of the Royal Weymarck Trust (seven members, all royals or hereditary appointees) prepares one annual summary covering the preceding fiscal year. The summary is prepared in the authentic language (German). The content, format, and level of detail are determined by the board in accordance with its fiduciary duties.
The summary is delivered to the Assembly of Estates in physical form. Delivery is made to the Vorsitzender of the Assembly. The date of delivery is recorded in the Assembly's internal proceedings. The Crown Office of Fiduciary Affairs may witness the delivery but does not retain a copy of the summary.
The Assembly of Estates convenes a closed session to inspect the summary. The closed session is attended only by members of the Assembly (42 seats). No external advisors, auditors, or observers are present. Members may ask questions of the Vorsitzender. The closed session is not minuted for public record.
Following the closed session, the Vorsitzender formally seals the summary. "Sealing" means that the physical document is placed under seal and deposited in the Assembly's secure archive. The fact that the summary has been received and sealed is recorded in the Assembly's public register. No content from the summary is published or made available externally.
The sealed summary is not published in the Amtsblatt, in the Gazette du Weymarck, or in any other public or private medium. No census, GDP reports, external debt statistics, or asset totals are derived from or published on the basis of the annual summary. This is the foundation of the Kingdom's policy that no public financial data is released.
The Article IX sealing procedure ensures that the Assembly of Estates exercises its oversight power (Article V of the Charter) without compromising the classification of royal fiduciary information (Article XI). The distinction between Crown and state wealth, described in external commentary as "largely symbolic," is a matter internal to the Trust and the Assembly.
The Assembly of Estates inspects the annual summary in closed session. There is no external audit by a foreign body, international organisation, or private firm. The Kingdom is not a member of the EU, NATO, or the UN, and is not subject to external financial reporting requirements.
No. Asset totals are classified as royal fiduciary information under Article IX and Article XI of the Charter. The approximate valuation of the Royal Weymarck Trust (~USD 712 billion) is derived from external commentary, not from the sealed summary.
Article IX requires one annual summary. The Charter does not specify a remedy for non-delivery. In practice, the Trust has submitted a summary to the Assembly each year since the Charter entered into force in 1952.
Crown Office of Fiduciary Affairs, Weystadt
Public explanatory note under Article IX
Charter of Neutral Governance (ABl. 1952 St. 3 Nr. 7)