Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Joins Facebook

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is now on Facebook – but she's not going to be your friend.

Britain's queen has launched a series of official pages offering the website's 500 million users daily updates on her engagements, the royal household said Sunday.

The 84-year-old British monarch will be featured in videos, photos and news items on the site, which will be available starting Monday, alongside other members of the country's royal family, including Princes William and Harry.

Users will be able leave messages or comments for Buckingham Palace on the site and find details of royal events close to their homes.

However, because the pages will be corporate – and not a personal account – people won't be able to request to become friends with the queen.

A royal official said the queen had personally approved the plan, but acknowledged she has not actually used the site herself.

"The decision went right up to the queen," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to discuss the plan. "If you are going to have an online presence in 2010, you just have to be on Facebook."

The Facebook page is the queen's latest social media venture – the royal family already have an account on the Flickr photography website, joined Twitter in 2009 and set up a video channel on YouTube in 2007.

Buckingham Palace set up its own website in 1997, which now allows people to apply for palace jobs online, track the royal family via Google Maps or read details in a section devoted to the queen's prized corgi dogs.

Her Facebook site will include Britain's court circular, the official daily record of the royal family's engagements. It lists all royal diary appointments from the previous day and was created by George III in 1803, reportedly after he became frustrated with inaccurate newspaper reports.

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Online:

http://royal.gov.uk/

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[flamingotx]

01:49 PM on 11/21/2010

Ugh, the People magazine article made it look like she actually uses Facebook personally. There is what appears to be a screenshot of her FB profile, with wall posts to William, and a friends list full of celebrities. Man that's irksome.

[Whinger]

01:06 PM on 11/09/2010

I doubt that she would recognize facebook if it was standing beside her......

Just another shrewd stunt by those professionals hired to enhance her public appeal.

[shthar]

03:57 PM on 11/08/2010

Dpn't forget to add the 'we are not amused' status setting.

[john frodo]

02:43 PM on 11/08/2010

tags include parasite

[ghs246]

02:40 PM on 11/08/2010

i love her hats

[LaureG]

01:35 PM on 11/08/2010

‎"Prince Philip has had a dollop of marmalade on the tip of his nose since breakfast. LMAO!"
"Bloody cook served Green Jasmine instead of Earl Grey this morning. FML!"

[ghs246]

02:42 PM on 11/08/2010

lol

[LaureG]

01:24 AM on 11/09/2010

:0)

[Ron Broxted]

12:07 PM on 11/08/2010

Queen is shorter than Ilse Saxe-Coburg-von Glucksburg-von Sonderburg.

[shthar]

03:58 PM on 11/08/2010

That's what she said!

[KeepNIt2Real]

10:32 AM on 11/08/2010

*Queen's First Update* "This is quite the experience, I must say. I'm having tea and conversation with Margaret Thatcher, my son and his, I think it's 'wifey'. Toodles!"

[Samo Roma]

10:21 AM on 11/08/2010

Queen Elizabeth Facebook Page First Review:

http://www.pqrnews.com/News/the-british-monarchy-facebook-official-page-%7C-queen-elizabeth-facebook-page/

[Paulo1]

09:53 AM on 11/08/2010

Nope, I am still refusing to join Facebook.

Now if Royal Hottie Harry starts a page I will break a finger signing on.......

[playsindirt]

08:09 AM on 11/08/2010

She'll be addicted to Farmville in a week. Bet.

[kendahke]

07:57 AM on 11/08/2010

well, welcome to Facebook, your majesty. Remember to check your privacy settings--FB has a way of not being proactive in that area.

[PAProf]

01:37 AM on 11/08/2010

Well...she's a pretty nice girl, but does she have a lot to say?

[cliffhammond]

06:46 AM on 11/08/2010

And she changes from day to day.

[cpad]

12:04 AM on 11/08/2010

Her Majesty - Paul McCartney - live, with Her Majesty in the audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlzhG1I0Wk&feature=related

[cliffhammond]

06:53 AM on 11/08/2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiV0_rQOp4U

[cpad]

04:36 PM on 11/08/2010

Wow. Thanks Cliff! I like your version way better.