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Anin @10.58 - I belive that it is correct that a part of the mother's estate related to money recieved following her husband's death as a result of an industrial accident, but I don't think you are corect in supposing that tis gives the daughter any actual or moral claim. The mother presumably used that money to help her in supporting her daughter while the daughter was a child.

There is no presumption that an adult child should be supported by his or her parents.

I also think that the charities are correct to appeal this - (and, like a previous poster, I am sure I recall reading that the will specifically directed the charities to fight any attempts to claim)

My personal view is that the decision was wrong, and that the court should have founf, loking at the Inheritance Act, that the mother did not fail to make resoanable provision. Given that her dauighter was an adultm wholly independent of her mother, and that they had been estranged for decades, it was reasonable (if not necessarily kind or nice) for the mother to leave her nothing.
Equally, while the specific charities chosen would not have been my choice, she was free to decide who she wished to benefit following her death.
It will be very interesting to see what happens on the appeal.