Officially known as Cullinan I, the Star of Africa is the centrepiece of the royal sceptre King Charles will hold during the coronation. The world’s second-largest colourless cut diamond comes from the massive 3,106.75 carat Cullinan diamond discovered in South Africa’s Pretoria in 1905 which was handed over to the Royal Family
The gems cut from the world s biggest diamond, the Cullinan, will feature in the Coronation. They are set into the Sovereign s Sceptre, the Imperial State Crown and Queen Mary s Crown.