{{London}} – {Queen Elizabeth II has sent her first tweet — and she’s signed it “Elizabeth R.”
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The queen removed a glove to type on a touchscreen tablet, writing “I hope people will enjoy visiting” the exhibition. She sent it through the official British monarchy account under the Twitter handle @BritishMonarchy on the social media website, as some 600 guests looked on.
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Most members of the royal family do not tweet personally – they are represented by official accounts managed by spokespeople.
The gallery, called “Information Age,” explores the technological breakthroughs that have changed communication.
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The queen was the first monarch to send an email, in 1976 when the technology was in its infancy.
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