Its like when my family from overseas visit for holiday, they always pack some attire just in case there is a funeral they may want to attend while on holiday.
But it is possible that the locations for jewel storage are split between buck house and Windsor, i.e. it was pointed out in a documentary that the state jewels were hidden at Windsor Castle during WW2 and that deep below Buckingham Palace lies a great vault the size of an ice rink where jewels are stored.
But a collection such as historic, and just so beautiful I believe would be more sensible to have in one central place. To add here, the old Tower of Loddon holds the primary pieces of the Crown Jewels.
Regards,
Dave.
Hi,
On the Sarah Ferguson parure thread lower down there was a brief coverage of loans by the Queen in which the DoY was seen at Balmoral wearing the bow brooch that had belonged to Queen Victoria.
This has made me wonder whether anyone has ever noticed that certain pieces (probably only identifiable as brooches externally) were exclusively kept at certain residences i.e. Windsor, Sandringham or Balmoral.
It has been said that the Queen has a separation between her work jewels and more personal pieces. So are particular pieces for want of a better expression tied to particular residences i.e. always kept in the safe there because that is where they are used or kept on hand for use.
Any thoughts or perhaps even proof?
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