It's no secret that diamonds are things of great love stories, but what to write when giving them? Why not look to the great writers (and romantics) in history for inspiration...

Take Lewis Carroll, whose famous love letter to his love Gertrude tells of his doctor's diagnosis of 'lovesickness' when she wasn't by his side. The doctor ordered him to stop kissing her - or so he wrote - and let his lips rest. So, Carroll sent Gertrude the love letter with an empty box full of the 182 kisses he owed her.

This is certainly inventive, but if not quite your style, there's nothing more charming than a simple hand-written note accompanying a surprise jewellery gift box and a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Grand gesture or personal touch, it all amounts to true romance!