Queen Elizabeth died this Thursday (08) at the age of 96, the second longest reign in history (70 years, XIV.
With almost a century of life, one of the main transformations the monarch saw was technology. And what many people don’t know is that he is an enthusiast and an active agent in the process.
Against the stigma that older people don’t like technology, wired He remembered how the queen saw imminent revolutions such as cameras, social networks, video games, smartphones and much more.
The Queen died peacefully in Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and Queen Consort will stay at Balmoral tonight and return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
— The Royal Family (@TheRoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
Queen and technology
Did you know that the Queen sent her first email in 1976 while visiting the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment? The institution, a scientific research organization under the British Ministry of Defense, was developing the ARPANET project, which would become the internet as we know it. The Queen’s email username is “HME2”, short for “Her Majesty Elizabeth II” or “Hprivate Mmajesty, ANDlisabeth II“l.
Decades later, in 1997 he and the Royal Family launched the first version of the British family website. Ten years later, it’s time for the YouTube channel, the first Christmas video to be televised in 1957.
Below is Queen Elizabeth II. Check out other curious details about Elizabeth’s relationship with technology:
– He posted his first Twitter in 2014;
– Used an iPad because he liked the equipment and decided to buy one after visiting his grandchildren Harry and William;
– Held meetings with politicians via Zoom during the pandemic;
– I want to play bowling on Wii Sports, Nintendo Wii.
Source: Tec Mundo
