Finally, Queen Elizabeth II joins the Twitter world by sending her first ever tweet.
Though she does not have a personal handle, she tweeted from the official account of the British Monarchy after opening the Information Age exhibition at London’s Science Museum today. Her tweet is signed off “Elizabeth R”.
It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 24, 2014
The last tweet was sent personally by The Queen from her official Twitter account @BritishMonarchy #TheQueenTweets
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 24, 2014
Currently, the British Monarchy twitter account which has more than 760,000 followers, gives updates, pictures and videos from Buckingham Palace about the work and activities of The Royal Family and the institution of Monarchy.
The 88-year-old monarch has spent more than 60 years on the throne, during which time she has taken other steps to embrace new technology.
In 1953, at her own request, she became the first British monarch to have her coronation broadcast live on television. And back in 1976, she became the first monarch to send an e-mail during a visit to an army base.
