A 2-carat round brilliant fancy intense purplish pink diamond, from the Fitzpatrick Collection, has sold for $2.2 million, smashing the previous Australian record. Image: YourDiamonds.com

Tim Goodman, YourDiamonds.com founder

The Queen of Hearts diamond – a 1.48-carat fancy intense purplish pink, also from the Fitzpatrick Collection – is now the third-most expensive diamond ever sold in Australia.