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, ...

De Beers was founded in 1888 to explore South Africa’s Kimberly Mines, the world’s richest deposit of diamonds for over a century. Founded by business magnate Cecil Rhodes, the brand has been ...