I hope you're wrong about jewels being downplayed. I like the idea of the Brits starting to use the collection rather than handing pieces to specific ladies in the royal family. With Camilla in the smaller aquamarine tiara previously worn by the Duchess of Edinburgh and that same duchess wearing the Lotus tiara that has been worn by the Princess of Wales.

Of course some of the grander pieces should remain for the queen but others can be shared. That would make keeping them part of the collection the monarch inherits a good idea because the rest only get to use jewels from the royal collection when they need to. That would make the jewels less of a private thing and more part of the Royal collections. I hope William has nothing against them though he did make a statement about figures cut from ivory in the past.