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Queen Elizabeth II Joins Instagram With First Post, Shares Royal Letter From 1843

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Katie Jerkovich Entertainment Reporter
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Queen Elizabeth II finally decided to join the latest social media craze and made her first post on Instagram Thursday with snapshots of a royal letter from 1843.

The matriarch of the family made her first post on the Royal Family’s Instagram page after she visited a science museum in London.

She captioned the post, which included a letter to Prince Albert from the 19th-century mathematician Charles Babbage, “Today, as I visit the Science Museum, I was interested to discover a letter from the Royal Archives, written in 1843 to my great-great-grandfather Prince Albert.”

 

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“Charles Babbage, credited as the world’s first computer pioneer, designed the ‘Difference Engine,’ of which Prince Albert had the opportunity to see a prototype in July 1843,” she added. “In the letter, Babbage told Queen Victoria and Prince Albert about his invention the ‘Analytical Engine’ upon which the first computer programmes were created by Ada Lovelace, a daughter of Lord Byron.”

The Queen continued, “Today, I had the pleasure of learning about children’s computer coding initiatives, and it seems fitting to me that I publish this Instagram post, at the Science Museum which has long championed technology, innovation and inspired the next generation of inventors.”

And she signed it, “Elizabeth R,” with the R standing for Regina, which means “queen” in Latin.

It comes after a handful of royals stepped out earlier this week for a celebration at Buckingham Palace in London for a reception for the 50th anniversary of the investiture of Prince Charles.  (RELATED: Report: Meghan Markle And Kate Middleton’s Alleged Feud Really Between Prince Harry And Prince William)

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a reception to mark the 50th Anniversary of the investiture of The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace in London on March 5, 2019. - The Queen hosted a reception to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the investiture of Britain's Prince Charles, her son, as the Prince of Wales. Prince Charles was created The Prince of Wales aged 9 on July 26th 1958 and was formally invested with the title by Her Majesty The Queen on July 1st 1969 at Caernarfon Castle. (Photo credit: DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

(Photo credit: DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend a reception to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the investiture of the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on March 5, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

(Photo by Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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