David's Blog

The invincible stone, the first diamond engagement ring, the cursed Hope, the Mountain of Light and the Cullinan sent by post: the legends of diamond.

Mughal emperors, a Persian conqueror, the Lion of Punjab and a ten-year-old Maharaja. A grandmother tells her granddaughter the story of the Mountain of Light.

A wink of light in a mine wall, the biggest diamond ever found, a decoy ship and a priceless parcel sent by ordinary post. The story of the Cullinan Diamond.

A Sun King, a stolen treasure, a fearless American heiress and a priceless package sent through the mail. A grandmother tells her grandson the story of the 'cursed' Hope Diamond.