Popsugar Celebrity Celebrity Instagrams Queen Elizabeth II's First Instagram Post at Science Museum Queen Elizabeth II Shares Her First Instagram Post, and It's Just as Endearing as You'd Expect March 9, 2019 by Brea Cubit First Published: March 7, 2019 View On One Page Photo 2 of 27 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow View this post on Instagram 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 the letter, Babbage told Queen Victoria and Prince Albert about his invention the “Analytical Engine” upon which the first computer programmes were created by Ada Lovelace, a daughter of Lord Byron. Today, I had the pleasure of learning about children’s computer coding initiatives and it seems fitting to me that I publish this Instagram post, at the Science Museum which has long championed technology, innovation and inspired the next generation of inventors. Elizabeth R. PHOTOS: Supplied by the Royal Archives © Royal Collection Trust / Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) on Mar 7, 2019 at 3:31am PST Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 2 Previous Next Start Slideshow Celebrity InstagramsThe RoyalsQueen Elizabeth IIThe British Royals