My guess is that the Queen when younger and perhaps less busy would have assembled her own jewels on occasion. But I cannot think of a piece she might wear these days that would require a screwdriver. I know a screwdriver was often provided in the fitted case of a complex jewel.
--Previous Message-- : Adaptable pieces of jewellery are often : supplied with screwdrivers and implements : for the mechanics, though I can't quite see : Her Majesty having the time to sit down, : laying out a newspaper in case a screw falls : and fiddling with something as the : Ambassador's are kept waiting. I'm sure : someone in the Wardrobe might have someone : see to it. : : --Previous Message-- : I am reading Sally Bedell-Smith's jubilee : biography of Queen Elizabeth. She has just : described how her Majesty likes to use her : tool kit to change the stones on her tiara. : I assume she means the Vladimir circles : tiara and changing the emeralds and pearls. : : Does anyone know that this is true ? : : :
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