Largest ‪Diamond‬ Discovered In Africa To Make A Record-Breaking $70 Million Sale In London. Photos

The largest diamond discovered in more than a century is to go on display in London ahead of a record-breaking $70 million sale.


The diamond, named ‪Lesedila Rona‬, is three billion years old, is a staggering 1,109 carats and the size of a tennis ball. It was uncovered by Lucara Diamond Corp at its Karowe mine in ‪‎Botswana‬ in November last year in what was described as a 'once in a lifetime discovery'.

The gem, which is only beaten in size by the diamond now found in the Crown Jewels, is to go on display at ‪#‎Sotheby‬'s Bond Street headquarters in London from Saturday. Today it was shown off by model Charlene Bonnithon.