History of Famous Jewels and Collections: Re: How to transport jewels without fuss

After airport checks were tightened in the wake of the twin towers me mother used to put all hers, no boxes etc, in a see through freezer bag. Of course she always had to bring the bag out and show security as the pearls looked like ball bearing and the finer gold chains wires!

She then got one of those roll up compartment style bags.

The Queen’s I believe travel in a specially made piece of luggage with their own member of staff.

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Very interesting. I suspect that, when the wealthy travelled with jewels during medieval times, a stout box with a large lock would have been used. Look forward to hearing more when you have researched the subject.

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Very interesting! I've just enrolled in a 'the art of medieval travel' course, and one of the things I'm looking to research is how people travel with jewellery, which always fascinates me! My mom and my grandmothers just pack theirs with paper towels and put them in a ziplock bag inside their purses, but it's interesting to learn how royals transport their jewels!

I remember Queen Silvia commenting the Leuchtenberg Sapphires being easy to travel with since the tiara goes flat, which probably helps for the person carrying all those jewels through airports and security!