I am the executor for a will, which includes the following clauses: (edited to relevant phrases):
"4. CHARITABLE BEQUEST
4.1 I BEQUEATH, as set out at 6.1 below, one-tenth of a share of the residue of my estate to the xxxx (registered charity no. Xxx)..........
6. RESIDUARY ESTATE
6.1 I GIVE the residue of my estate.............what is left after the payment to the xxxx of the charitable bequest set out in 4.1 above on account of its share of the residue as set out below for the benefit of.............the following beneficiaries absolutely in the shares set out against their respective names......... xxxx charity ten percent."
My question is: both clauses refer to each other, mentioning the same one-tenth/ten percent bequest to the single charity. Is this the same share in each clause, or are they two separate shares, ie. Twenty percent in total? (Both refer to the residue/residuary estate.)
"4. CHARITABLE BEQUEST
4.1 I BEQUEATH, as set out at 6.1 below, one-tenth of a share of the residue of my estate to the xxxx (registered charity no. Xxx)..........
6. RESIDUARY ESTATE
6.1 I GIVE the residue of my estate.............what is left after the payment to the xxxx of the charitable bequest set out in 4.1 above on account of its share of the residue as set out below for the benefit of.............the following beneficiaries absolutely in the shares set out against their respective names......... xxxx charity ten percent."
My question is: both clauses refer to each other, mentioning the same one-tenth/ten percent bequest to the single charity. Is this the same share in each clause, or are they two separate shares, ie. Twenty percent in total? (Both refer to the residue/residuary estate.)


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