Sep 1, 2024, 09:08 AM IST

Who owns world's largest diamond?

Pravrajya Suruchi

In 1905, the world's largest diamond was discovered in a mine in South Africa.

This diamond was named the Cullinan Diamond.

At that time, its value was estimated to be around $400 million.

The diamond weighed 3,106 carats.

The diamond was named Cullinan after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the person who discovered it.

Sir Thomas Cullinan's mining company found this diamond.

This diamond is 31 times larger than the Kohinoor diamond.

As for the current owner of the diamond: Cullinan gifted this diamond to King Edward of Britain, and it remains with the British royal family to this day.

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports