Queen posts first tweet signed 'Elizabeth R'

 
‏Twitter user: the Queen promoting the Science Museum today (Picture: Twitter/@BritishMonarchy)
Rachel Blundy24 October 2014

The Queen posted her first tweet today and signed it 'Elizabeth R'.

Her Royal Highness personally sent the message on the official Twitter account in an historic first for the British Monarchy.

The 88-year-old monarch, who was promoting a new exhibition at the Science Museum, wrote: "It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/sciencemuseum" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-156911-https://twitter.com/sciencemuseum" data-vars-event-id="c23">@ScienceMuseum</a> and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R.— BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BritishMonarchy/status/525596327674400768" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-156911-https://twitter.com/BritishMonarchy/status/525596327674400768" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 24, 2014</a>

The message has already been re-tweeted thousands of times, along with a picture of the Queen supposedly writing it on a tablet device.

A spokesperson for Clarence House posted: "The last tweet was sent personally by The Queen from her official Twitter account BritishMonarchy #TheQueenTweets."

Many Twitter users appeared to welcome the Queen's message.

One replied: "Glad to see your majesty tweeting #excellent #godsavethequeen".

Another person suggested she should next consider posting a selfie, saying: "The queen has sent her first tweet via BritishMonarchy. When will your selfie be, please your highness?"

The Queen's tweet follows her grandson Prince Harry's somewhat awkward first tweet during the Invictus Games earlier this year.

The 29-year-old royal struggled to compose his 140 character message, saying at the time; "That's why I joined the army, I can't type fast."

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have also used the Clarence House Twitter account to announce both of the Duchess' pregnancies.

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