Queen Elizabeth 1st royal member on Twitter

London, Mar 6: Queen Elizabeth II will become the first member of the Royal Family to use the mini-blogging site Twitter.

She is to allow the Commonwealth Day Observance service at Westminster Abbey to go on Twitter, it was revealed on Thursday, Mar 5.

"The Queen is always looking to reach out to younger people, and this is a great way to do that," the sun quoted a Westminster Abbey spokesman, as saying.

Over 2,000 people from 53 Commonwealth countries are expected to attend Monday's, Mar 9 service.

Queen's blog will be broadcast to millions on the website where people write about their lives.The Queen already uses email and had her Christmas address posted on YouTube.

ANI