Known as one of the largest diamonds ever to be found, the Cullinan stone will be in the spotlight during the grand coronation ceremony - where a cut of it will replace the controversial Koh-i-noor diamond.
The sovereign's sceptre, pictured below St Edward's Crown, contains a large cut of the Cullinan diamond. Pic: PA
He moved to Johannesburg in 1887, where he first became a bricklayer and after earning some money, he found an interest in sales and business.In 1897, Cullinan moved to Parktown, where he discovered the Premier diamond fields a year later. The Cullinan diamond was only a fragment of an even bigger stone that was still not yet discovered - it weighed 3,106 carats .
In 1910, after King Edward's death, King George V had the Cullinan I and Cullinan II set in the sovereign's sceptre and Imperial State Crown respectively.'The diamond's gift in 1907 was controversial'
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