Instagram has a new influencer: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen published her first post on Instagram on Thursday during a visit to London's Science Museum -- 43 years after she sent her first email. Rather than opting for the always-popular selfie as her inaugural update, she shared a letter sent by 19th-century mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert.
Supplied by the Royal Archives © Royal Collection Trust / Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 "We are honoured that while opening The Smith Centre at the Science Museum Your Majesty shared a post on Instagram for the first time," the Science Museum wrote in a comment on the image. "We're thrilled that the image is of correspondence from the Royal Archive between Charles Babbage and Your Majesty's great-great-grandfather Prince Albert about the Difference Engine No.
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