We seldom know the personal life of His Majesty the Queen – although Prince Phillip's cute nickname for his wife was recently revealed – so when we do, we relish in it. And now, during the public events, the real reason why Queen Elizabeth has never seen her without her three pearl necklaces has been revealed, and it's all sorts of lovely. Obviously, the triple pearl piece of jewellery is part of the Queen's uniform during royal engagements, but why? Well, according to author of The Queen's Jewels – Leslie Field – the gorgeous statement piece was a gift from King George V, who was the Queen's late grandfather. It seems that the 91-year-old man is so in love with the present, so much she then had another one made, which was graduated from family pears. And if that's not enough, the Queen was then gifted another one in 1953 by the Emir of Qatar, which featured a diamond clasp, lucky girl!