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A video that shows images of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II visiting a vault with stacks of gold bars has been viewed millions of times alongside a claim that it shows the late monarch's gold deposit. This is false. While the British royal family is estimated to hold hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, the video shows the late monarch on a visit to the Bank of England's gold vaults in 2012. The UK central bank is wholly owned by the UK government, not the royal family. The video was posted on Facebook here on September 13, 2022. It has been viewed more than 300 times. It shows Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II -- accompanied by several men -- surveying shelves of gold bars in a large room. Look at Queen Elizabeth's gold stored in an underground vault, reads the post's Indonesian-language caption. The text superimposed on the video shares a similar claim that the gold is 24 carat -- or pure gold without other metals. Screenshot of the misleading claim, taken on September 23, 2022 The video features three photos. The first two pictures show the late queen observing the gold bars, while the last one shows a general shot of the vault. The same video has racked up more than 4.3 million views after it was posted alongside a similar claim on TikTok here . The first picture seen in the video has also circulated alongside a similar claim here and here on Facebook, and here on Instagram, receiving a total of more than 17,000 Likes. Some social media users appeared to believe the claim to be true. Wow, it's a lot, one Facebook user said, while an Instagram user wrote: You cannot bring wealth when you die. Screenshots of social media users' comments According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2022, the late queen's net worth was estimated at around £370 million ($426 million) when she died, AFP reported. The bulk of the late sovereign's personal wealth will pass to King Charles III intact, without the British government getting a slice. The real royal wealth -- the Crown Estate lands and the Royal Collection of art and jewellery, plus official residences and the Royal Archives -- is held by the monarchy as an institution. As such, they will only pass to Charles in trust. The late queen drew personal income from her portfolio investment and owned private estates including the Balmoral Castle and the Sandringham Estate in Scotland and England, respectively. She also received income from the Duchy of Lancaster , a portfolio of land, property and assets owned by the monarchy since the Middle Ages. However, the claim is false. The pictures were actually taken when she visited a gold vault at the Bank of England -- which is wholly owned by the UK government -- in 2012. Vault visit Reverse image searches on Google revealed the first photo could be found here on the website of photo agency Getty Images. Queen Elizabeth II views stacks of gold as she visits the Bank of England with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on December 13, 2012 in London, England, the photo caption partly reads. Below is a screenshot comparison of the first photo (left) and the genuine photo on the Getty Images website (right): Screenshot comparison of the first photo (left) and the genuine photo on the Getty Images website (right) The second photo -- which shows the queen from a different angle -- was published by AFP on December 13, 2012. Queen Elizabeth II inspects gold reserves in a vault at the Bank of England in London on December 13, 2012, the photo's caption read. Below is a screenshot comparison of the second photo (left) and the genuine photo on AFP's website (right): Screenshot comparison of the second photo (left) and the genuine photo on AFP's website (right) The third image seen in the video was published by the Bank of England in an article about gold stored at the UK central bank's vaults. Below is a screenshot comparison of the third photo (left) and the genuine image on the Bank of England's website (right): Screenshot comparison of the third photo (left) and the genuine image on the Bank of England's website (right) We can confirm the photo is of a visit to Bank of England, the UK central bank told AFP. On December 13, 2012, the BBC also published a report of the late queen's visit, which shows her and several staff members wearing the same clothes as in the misleading video. On its explainer page, the UK central bank writes it is untrue that the Bank of England is owned by ... the Royal Family. We are wholly-owned by the UK government, the bank says on the website. AFP has debunked other false claims related to Queen Elizabeth II here and here .
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