A clearer picture of the "Buckle" brooch taken at a banquet at the Guildhall, London for the President of India in Oct 2009.
--Previous Message-- : The Duchess of Gloucester often wears that : brooch to hold her sash, I have never really : thought about it before but maybe it was : once a jewelled buckle for a belt or even a : shoe? Princess Anne has one in a similar : design she sometimes also wears as a sash : brooch : : : --Previous Message-- : It looks like a diamond-studded belt buckle. : : :