GUEST (03 Oct 06 - 10:37 PM) you are failing to differentiate between what is owned by "The Crown" (Treated in law as a corporate entity) and what is owned by the reigning sovereign (The person). The Queen personally owns Sandringham and she owns Balmoral, all else is owned by "The Crown" and would not form part of the Queen's estate on her death. The reigning monarch cannot do anything with "Crown" property, she cannot sell it/dispose of it.

As for her giving people permission to "squat on her land" I think that you should research what is meant in the UK by holding "Freehold" land. It basically means that the purchaser of that land owns it outright. That being so, as owner you require no-ones permission to live on the land that you own.