We have been told royal jewels are transported in 1 or 2 battered looking cases. A guard looks after these cases, the the dresser is responsible.
--Previous Message-- : Perhaps the jewels are transported in a : portable strongbox. How are jewels : transported when HM is on oficial visits? : A list of the jewelry required would have : been previously made. The correspondant : boxes would have been removed from the : safes, placed into the portable strong box. : A security agent, or a lady in waiting : acompanied by a security agent, would be : responsable for it and carry it into the : Queen's rooms. : At the required time the lady in waiting : opens the leather boxes, and removes the : jewels for HM to wear. : Just my hipothesis on how its done... : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : OK. I'd like to join in here. : : I believe HM's residences are equipped with : safes and strongrooms. : Now just how many might have strongrooms I : do not know, of course, but would expect BP : and Windsor to have them. : Other residences would have safes, at the : least, in dressing rooms, most likely. : : I am now mulling over the transporting of : major jewels between BP and Windsor when : major events are held in one place or the : other and a major suite of jewels is to be : worn. : : : --Previous Message-- : Well, much has been discussed on this on the : thread bellow... : : In my view these are the trays that carry : the jewels to the Queen when she is getting : prepared for an event, of course royal : jewels are not stored in the trays. : : HM chooses carefully her lovely outfits for : any ocasion, in this case it should be a : gala evening. She chooses what jewels to : wear with it, perhaps makes a list, and : gives it to her lady in waiting. : The lady in waiting goes to the vaults to : get the jewels, most likely some logistic is : in order and she must sign a note uppon the : removal of the jewels. Perhaps the damask : trays are already in the same rooms. She : carefully removes the selected jewels from : their boxes and places them on the tray. She : then carries it, covered with the damask and : lace linnen, to HM rooms where the Queen is : getting dressed. : : This photo is most likely of one of those : moments when HM is getting ready for a gala : evening and all the jewels are already : displayed in the tray and ready for her to : wear. : : The watch is in the tray simply because HM : would wear it that evening, along with the : saphires. : : I believe the saphire set (necklace and : earrings, perhaps bracelet) has its own box, : and most likely the remaing items all have : individual storing boxes, as they were not : originally made as a set. : : : :