Queen Elizabeth II is not one to be left behind by technology. The 85-year-old British monarch has given her approval to a Facebook page. Titled “The British Monarchy,” the page already has over 100,000 followers. The site reportedly went live yesterday, although posts go back to September. I guess they wanted followers to have plenty to look at.
The Facebook page joins the monarchy's Twitter, Flickr and YouTube accounts, proving that the famous British reserve doesn't extend into the cyber universe. Queen Elizabeth is also an iPod user, a fact that came out when President Obama gifted her with one in 2009.
The Queen joins other grandparents, who now outnumber high school students on Facebook. Maybe the Queen will use her Facebook page to spread the news when she becomes a great grandmother, an event that is supposed to occur next month when her oldest grandson, Peter Phillips, and his wife Autumn become parents. I didn't see any tummy shots of the expectant mother on Facebook. I guess even a moderately hip queen has her limits.
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