Please can someone help with a will

woodess

I have just found out that my uncle has died, my dad and i were power of attorneys whilst he was alive but not executors.
To cut a very long story short i and one other niece are the only surviving relatives.
I have spoken to one of the executors today as a lot of things in the house were family heirlooms and i am the only one left so would like these i couldnt care less about money but want the items that belonged to my nana etc. He said i would have to make a list and send it to the solicitors, which is impossible as there are so many and i cant remember them. I asked if i was mentioned in the will and he we are waiting for probate and just said its your uncles wishes!! I fully appreciate this. He said he couldnt do anything until they got the probate are they confined to silence about a will until probate have never dealt with anything like this before.
Sorry if it all sound mixed up but i am really upset
The executors are friends of my uncles and really sponged off him he knew this but said he just wanted to make people happy i'm ok with this cos i am not a sponger but a number of years ago a woman came into his life and stole thousands of pounds from his accounts etc as he let her do his paperwork she even brought her grandson to his house who stole all my auntys jewellry, the police were involved but he didnt want to press charges because of the type of family they turned out to be in fear of repercussion (these are his words) not hearsay.
Basically what i want to know is if she is in the will can i contest it, ihave i a legal right to see the will, If i contest can i get it on legal aid as i am on incapacity benefits any help or suggestions please.

Newly_retired

The four categories which are passports to Legal Aid are income based JSA, income based ESA, Income Support and Guarantee Pension Credit. Otherwise you might get it on grounds of low income. However I am not at all sure if Legal Aid is available for this sort of work.

System

You would only stand a chance of contesting it if you could prove that you were reliant on or supported by the deceased or you could prove that the will was written under duress or unreasonable coercion. Being related on its own is not sufficient grounds