VWRL is in GBP, what happens if GBP crashes?

Lets say we have a no deal brexit, and the pound crashes in value. All my investing money is in Vanguard’s world etf tracker which i buy in GBP. Does that mean it will go up in value? Can anyone say what the relationship is?

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My intuition says that the price of the fund would go up. If SOME-STOCK-A traded for $100 yesterday, which was ~£80, and the pound crashed so that $100 is now £100, you’d need to pay £100 for that stock. Same for a whole fund.

As far as companies who use other currencies you would see a big increase in value. You’ll notice the ftse rises in value when pound falls because so many have income in us$.

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