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Unless P has had previous dealings with lawyers, and to help him avoid falling in with sharks, I would find this lawyer together having done the research and have an initial meeting with him/her in which he can also advise on the usefulness of the marriage and if there are any other steps that can/should be taken.  Also worth bearing in mind that probate even on straightforward estates in the UK can take 6-12 months. And of course your bank accounts are frozen for that period.

This is pure speculation supported by Western media and false excuse: some Russian artists have the same position as Alexander and emigrated from Russia, they have made more strong anti-Putin declaration, but their families are living here without problems.   No. They dropped not because of he is "spokesman" (he isn't), but because UK and EU announced official sanctions. Everyone afraid to act against law in "democratic" EU. Both - Netrebko and Gergiev - said in interviews that they were under intense pressure to make statements against Putin under threat of having their contracts terminated. Both refused, and both lost their contracts. It is funny to see: "democratic" EU already announced a lot of sanctions against Russian artists, while "authoritarian Russia" still announced no one.  

Netanyahu turned up at the White House yesterday bearing a gift. A  nomination for Trump to receive the Nobel Pece Prize! Does anyone take Netanyahu seriously these days? Or Trump, for that matter? https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5388994-netanyahu-trump-nobel-peace-prize/

1) So? I don't believe this young man was under pressure from anyone. You totally fail to mention that even before his first concerts in Canada were cancelled, he wrote this on a popular classical music blog site read by millions, "I do understand that my problems are very insignificant compared to those of people in Ukraine, including my relatives who live there. The most important thing now is to stop the blood. All I know is that the spread of hatred will not help in any way, but only cause more suffering." And as NPR stated on March 12 2002 - "Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev, 20, has condemned his native country's invasion and war against Ukraine. But that hasn't kept a string of his concerts from being canceled in Canada" Why would he speak out earlier while many of his family still remained in Russia and could therefore be targeted for persecution? The fact that he fled from Russia to settle in Berlin shows that he is totally unlike other Putin arts warmongers. With a fabulous career in front of him, why would he - or any other young musical prodigy - elect to stay in Russia where his opportunities for international recognition as a great artist would be virtually zero? Performing in Vladivostok, Perm, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Omsk and similar? Not what makes an international star's career! 2) You have already mentioned Anna Netrebko whose voice frankly is no longer in the pristine shape as it used to be. She also tried to sue the Metropolitan Opera without much success. Sue any major artistic organisation and expect to be re-engaged in the future? Fat chance! You failed to mention Putin's greatest artistic admirer, the conductor Valery Gergiev. Music Director of both the Mariinsky Opera in St. Petersburg and now also of the Bolshoi Opera in Moscow, he used to have a major career in the west in demand virtually everywhere. At one time, for example, he was Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, also of the Munich Philharmonic, the Verbier Festival Orchestra and a regular guest conductor at Milan's famed La Scala and New York's Metropolitan Opera. Now he has been dropped from every post and guest conducting position in the west. No one in the west will touch him because he is Putin's artistic spokesman, (proudly so it would seem from his statements). Let's not forget also that he was - and may still be - homophobic.  Let's also not forget that his career in the west made him very rich. According to the Anti-Corruption Federation of the late murdered Alex Navalny, he had purchased several homes in Italy, including the Palazzo Barabrigo in Venice, and in the USA as well as in Russia where Putin has contributed to his fortune. In 2022 as a result of the war, the Corriere della Serra confirmed his Italian properties had been put on the market for $150 miilion. Not bad for someone waving his fingers in front of an orchestra (Gergiev does not use a baton, although sometimes he resorts to a tiny toothpick!) https://www.npr.org/2022/03/12/1086282867/a-russian-pianists-shows-are-canceled-even-though-he-condemns-the-war-in-ukraine