Britain's Queen Elizabeth sends her first tweet

Britain's Queen Elizabeth presses a button to send her first Tweet during a visit to the 'Information Age' Exhibition at the Science Museum, in London October 24, 2014. The Queen made her first foray into the world of social media on Friday when she sent out her inaugural message on Twitter."It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @sciencemuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R," the 88-year-old monarch tweeted at the opening of a new gallery at London's Science Museum. REUTERS/Chris Jackson/Pool

View of the first royal tweet sent by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II under her own name to declare the opening of the new Information Age Galleries at the Science Museum, South Kensington, London, Britain, 24 October 2014. The Queen has passed a technological milestone, sending the first royal tweet under her own name to declare a new Science Museum gallery open. Normally a plaque is unveiled to herald the launch of a new project, but after touring the attraction dedicated to the history of communication and information the Queen touched a tablet screen to send her message to the world. EPA/CHRIS JACKSON / PA

LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth made her first foray into the world of social media on Friday when she sent out her inaugural message on Twitter.

“It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @sciencemuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R,” the 88-year-old monarch tweeted at the opening of a new gallery at London’s Science Museum.

The message, sent at 10.35 GMT, had already been re-tweeted more than 4,000 times less than 45 minutes later.

The queen’s official Twitter account @BritishMonarchy, which is run by royal aides, has issued almost 19,000 messages since its inception in 2009 and has some 725,000 followers. -Reuters

Britain's Queen Elizabeth sends her first tweet

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