What to do with photos in old lockets?

[TheGardenPath]

I'm not sure whether this is the right board for this but here goes: I have been left two pieces of Victorian gold jewellery; two chains which both come with simple lockets and a couple of unusual charms. Nothing very fancy, but quite pretty still. They have been in the family for generations and nobody is sure of their provenance. Both lockets have photos in them -we don't know who these women and men are anymore.
I have been thinking about having the pieces cleaned up and restored and giving my DDs one each, but I'm really torn about what to do with the little photos of people who were once very much loved by the lockets' wearers. Maybe it's just really disrespectful to even consider dislodging them from their frames? I feel bad that their names and fates have fallen out of family memory. Or am I being too sentimental?

I would remove them, but keep them, and do some family tree research.

There has been some quite extensive family tree research by another elderly relative, but none of it comes with photos. Ours isn't a very large family, but there are enough 'branches' for things to become ambiguous quite quickly. I'll ask the hobby genealogist. Thank you.

Can you just put a new picture over the top?

Keep the photo in and just put another photo over the top?

I bought 2 lockets online that came with photos. I didnt know they had photos. One I was happy enough to take the photo out of and keep it safe. I do keep it in there though.

The other I had such a visceral reaction to. I just felt so strongly that the photo needs to be kept in the locket. No idea why and it is stupid. Its a pretty necklace but I also feel very uncomfortable wearing it (nothing to do with the photo) so it's kept safe in a box now. Most of my jewellery is second hand but Ive never had a reaction like I did to that locket.

@Oollliivviiaa That's interesting, your strong reaction to the photo in one locket but not the other. I can relate. I might keep the photos in a small 'intentional' proxy box, so the pairs are together as the wearer originally intended.

I think I would laminate them into a piece of paper with a photo of the lockets and just keep it somewhere, either that or throw away! I wouldn’t care if someone threw a photo of me away next century