EX-23.1 4 file4.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING









            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Amendment No. 3
to Form S-1 of our report dated June 9, 2006 relating to the statement of
financial condition of CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust, which
appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
June 9, 2006