Britain's Queen Elizabeth II published her first Instagram post Thursday during a visit to London's Science Museum.
Dressed head to toe in a vibrant tangerine outfit complete with pearls and dark gloves, the 92-year-old monarch appeared to be in good spirits as she published the image using an iPad.
The surrounding crowd applauded as the image was shared to the Royal Instagram account that has more than 4.5 million followers.
The account was launched in 2013 and is regularly updated by staff, who post news and updates about the work of the queen and other members of the royal family.
Today marks the first time the queen has updated the account herself.
The queen, who was on a visit to open the new Smith Centre at the museum and announce a major summer exhibition, published her first post to the Royal Family's Instagram account, writing:
"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 1958, the queen made her first telephone call, and in 1976 she sent her first email from an army military base.
The British monarchy website was launched by the queen in 1997, and, in 2014, the queen allegedly sent her first tweet from the Science Museum.
Some are skeptical as to whether the queen did in fact send the tweet, arguing that she had help from a palace aide.
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