Her Majesty Elizabeth II Astonishes With First-Ever Instagram Post

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has joined the ranks of the Instagram social media influencers as she uploaded her first post on Thursday during a visit to London's Science Museum. Surprisingly, it wasn't a selfie.

"Today, as I visit the Science Museum I was interested to discover a letter from the Royal Archives, written in 1843 to my great-great-grandfather Prince Albert," the queen wrote in a post on the royal family's official Instagram account.

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The monarch added that she "had the pleasure of learning about children's computer coding initiatives and it seems fitting to me that I publish this Instagram post, at the Science Museum which has long championed technology, innovation and inspired the next generation of inventors."

At the end of the post, she signed it with "Elizabeth R."

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Today, as I visit the Science Museum I was interested to discover a letter from the Royal Archives, written in 1843 to my great-great-grandfather Prince Albert. Charles Babbage, credited as the world’s first computer pioneer, designed the “Difference Engine”, of which Prince Albert had the opportunity to see a prototype in July 1843. In the letter, Babbage told Queen Victoria and Prince Albert about his invention the “Analytical Engine” upon which the first computer programmes were created by Ada Lovelace, a daughter of Lord Byron. Today, I had the pleasure of learning about children’s computer coding initiatives and it seems fitting to me that I publish this Instagram post, at the Science Museum which has long championed technology, innovation and inspired the next generation of inventors. Elizabeth R. PHOTOS: Supplied by the Royal Archives © Royal Collection Trust / Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019

Публикация от The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) 7 Мар 2019 в 3:31 PST

The message was written with the help of a touch screen iPad at London's Science Museum.