The total left to military charities fell by a huge sumSHOCK & EYEORE Brits left seven times more cash in wills to animals than soldiers during 2024 – including £38m to Donkey SanctuaryA DONKEY charity was left more money in wills than the Royal British Legion last year, figures show. The Sun on Sunday has found British Legion will donations lagged behind those made to each of the UK’s top five largest animal charities. In contrast, the British Legion, Help for Heroes, Army Benevolent Fund, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association and Combat Stress combined got only £48.4million. The total left to the top five animal charities — which do not include the Donkey Sanctuary — is up more than 20 per cent from two years ago. Meanwhile, the total left to the five military charities fell by £2million, from a high of £50.6million in 2022.
