De Beers will be able to drive up the prices for its natural stones. It’s a very smart and bold move that would make Cecil Rhodes proud.
Cecil Rhodes was born in Bishop Stortford ... Though he later moved into the diamond business - co-founding De Beers - which at one stage controlled more than 90 per cent of the world's supply.
In the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a small stone tablet in memory of Cecil Rhodes. This was given by a ... Back in South Africa, with the rise of De Beers Mining Company, ...