--- title: Here Are the Instagram Accounts that Queen Elizabeth Follows description: In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's first Instagram post, some royals fans have begun a deep dive into the royal family's Instagram account. canonical: https://time.com/5547470/queen-elizabeth-instagram-follows/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-07T20:12:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:47.061Z og:title: All the Accounts that Queen Elizabeth Follows on Instagram og:description: Who is Her Royal Majesty keeping an eye on? og:url: https://time.com/5547470/queen-elizabeth-instagram-follows/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted789dee5c2d9904/6989466586f68e3db86eb79e/queen-elizabeth-instagram-1.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Queen-Elizabeth-Instagram og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: All the Accounts that Queen Elizabeth Follows on Instagram twitter:description: Who is Her Royal Majesty keeping an eye on? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted789dee5c2d9904/6989466586f68e3db86eb79e/queen-elizabeth-instagram-1.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Accounts That Queen Elizabeth Follows on Instagram Reflect Her High Quality of Life > Sponsored content. 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Queen Elizabeth Visits the Science Museum in London_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 7, 2019 8:12 PM UTC  Queen Elizabeth II tours Queen Mother Square in Poundbury, Dorset on October 27, 2016. Queen Elizabeth II tours Queen Mother Square in Poundbury, Dorset on October 27, 2016. Samir Hussein—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 7, 2019 8:12 PM UTC In the wake of the momentous occasion that was [Queen Elizabeth II’s](http://time.com/5298945/queen-elizabeth-princess/) [first Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/ButJtIMnBrV/), the followers have begun [royal family’s Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/theroyalfamily/). After the Queen shared her first post on Instagram on Thursday, some followers were curious to see who Her Royal Majesty follows on the social media site. As expected, from the [Royal Opera House](https://www.instagram.com/royaloperahouse/) to the [British Fashion Council](https://www.instagram.com/britishfashioncouncil/) to the [Royal Parks](https://www.instagram.com/theroyalparks/), the accounts that Queen Elizabeth II keeps an eye on are all of a caliber that reflects her high quality of life. The post itself was a photo of a letter sent to [Prince Albert](http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,937935-3,00.html) by 19th-century mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage that is currently on display at London’s Science Museum. “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,” she captioned the shot. “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.” The royal family’s account also shared a video of the moment the Queen posted on Instagram for the first time. 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