The largest rough diamond of any colour ever recorded is the Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905. Weighing 3,107 carats - more than half a kilogram - it was cut into 105 different stones.

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This makes it the largest diamond found in 119 years and the second-largest ever mined after the Cullinan Diamond of 3,106 carats was discovered in South Africa in 1905. The discovery was made ...

Formed around 3.3 billion years ago under intense heat and pressure deep within the Earth’s crust, diamonds were found for the first time in India back in the 4th century BC. They reached Europe ...

The Cullinan takes its name from the largest and most flawless diamond ever found – and Rolls-Royce’s first attempt at a luxury off-roader is worthy of its title. It offers an incredible ...