Queen Elizabeth II first ever Instagram post revealed

By Semi Turaga

08/03/2019

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II published her first post on Instagram yesterday during a visit to London's Science Museum ‑‑ 43 years after she sent her first email.

She shared a letter sent by 19th‑century mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert.

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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. 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. 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. 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. Elizabeth R. PHOTOS: Supplied by the Royal Archives © Royal Collection Trust / Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019

A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) on Mar 7, 2019 at 3:31am PST

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