It is easily one of the most beautiful diamonds in the world, thanks to its clear colour and beautiful pear shape. It is also said to be the only diamond that is flawless both internally and externally.

The Millennium Star, which weighed 777 carats in the rough, is the sixth largest diamond ever discovered. It took three years to cut.

It was split in Belgium, polished in South Africa and finished in New York. The other diamonds it yielded included 11 rare blue diamonds with a total weight of 118 carats; the largest was the Heart of Eternity weighing 27.64 carats

Discovered in the in the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire in 1990, it was unnamed until it was unveiled to the world in October 1999 as the centrepiece of the De Beers Millennium Diamond Collection.

Information courtesy: De Beers Group, Internetstones.com