@Elizabeth R sends tweet in first for UK monarch

Source:AFP Published: 2014-10-25 13:14:19

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sent her first ever tweet during a visit to a museum Friday, signing it "Elizabeth R," and even removing a glove to post it.

The 88-year-old's Twitter debut came during a visit to London's Science Museum as she opened a new gallery dedicated to the history of communication and information.

The queen has gamely tried to keep up with new technologies during her 62-year reign.

She received a mobile phone as a present from her son Prince Andrew in 2001 and sent her first official email in 2009 but is reportedly bemused by her subjects' requests for "selfies" on royal walkabouts.

"It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R," her first tweet  to 724,000 followers from the official British Monarchy Twitter account read. The message had already been re-tweeted more than 18,943 times less than 5 hours later.

Another tweet on the same account shortly afterwards said that the previous one was "sent personally by The Queen."



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