Queen Elizabeth II Sends First Tweet
By Edward Cardenas
SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) - The Pope is on Twitter, as is former President George H.W. Bush. and now Queen Elizabeth II has joined the world of social media.
Her Majesty The Queen sent the tweet Friday to mark the opening of the Information Age exhibition at the Science Museum in London.
The Tweet was sent through the British Monarchy account:
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
Embracing technology is something The Queen has done throughout her reign. Her Christmas Broadcast was first televised in 1957, she was the first Monarch to send an email during a visit to an Army base in 1976 and launched British Monarchy website in 1997.
In 1976 The Queen became the first Monarch to send an email during a visit to an army base - here it is! #SMInfoAge pic.twitter.com/jsVMyGGjsW
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 24, 2014
She also allowed cameras inside Westminster Abbey for the first time during a State occasion for her Coronation, according to the British Monarchy. An extra half a million TV sets were sold in the weeks leading up to the event.
The Queen allowed cameras inside @WAbbey for the 1st time during a State occasion for her Coronation. http://t.co/sDnTdqNpq1 #SMInfoAge
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 24, 2014