Respect to the Queen
Oct 17, 2008 People
She may be 82 years old, but she isn’t too old to learn apparently.
Yes, Queen Elizabeth has embraced the Internet, according to a report - she is said to occasionally email and send text messages.
Okay, so it’s not much but for someone from that generation, and someone like the Queen who probably didn’t have to do anything if she didn’t want to (she might get bored but that is a different story), it’s brilliant.
Sure, there may be a Royal Channel on YouTube and her Christmas message is available in Podcast format but of course, some people set it up. So really, she doesn’t need to learn anything.
But it seems like she’s trying to keep up with the times, much like her mother, the late Queen Mother. BBC News reports yesterday that the Queen and Prince Philip made a visit to the Google office in London (quite nearby the Buck House, apparently). The article has great anecdotes of their trip to the office. And watch the video below - the staff we so excited to meet her! I want to meet her too!
This story reminded me of another article I read after the Queen Mother passed away. Princes William and Harry were interviewed and they shared this anecdote:
“It was two or three Christmases ago [at Sandringham], and we were sitting down watching Ali G on TV,” said William, 19. “We were laughing when she came in. She couldn’t understand what was going on, so we explained to her what he was doing.
“She saw Ali G click his fingers and say ‘Respec”, and Harry and I showed her what to do. She loved it, and after three goes she had it. Later that day, we were all in the dining room, having Christmas lunch, when she tried it out.”
Prince Harry, 17, said: “It was at the end of the meal, and she stood up and said: ‘Darling, lunch was marvellous – respec”, and clicked her fingers.” The family burst out laughing. The Queen was amused.
I have shared the story above with friends over the years because I found it fascinating and heartwarming. Now, I wonder if anyone from the Royal family is going to share any funny anecdotes about the Queen’s experience with technology. Would be fun to read about, methinks.
10.21am Malaysian time (+8 GMT)
Tags: Ali G, Google, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother, The Queen
