The British Queen, who was the first monarch to set up her own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube, plans to make a further foray into the world of cyberspace with a visit to Google.
Eighty-two-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, who used the Royal Channel on YouTube to broadcast her Christmas message last year, plans to visit the British headquarters of the world's most used Internet search engine next month.
The monarch, who learnt to use a computer only two years back, has become so fascinated by the Internet that she now regularly emails all her grandchildren.
"During her reign the Queen has always kept up to date with the latest technology. The visit to Google is another example and shows how willing she is to embrace new technology and change," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph newspaper today.
The Queen, while conferring an honorary knighthood on Microsoft founder Bill Gates in 2005, had confessed that she had not yet used a computer.
Now there is an Internet cafe at Buckingham Palace. The monarch writes all her emails, sends text messages and last year was presented with an iPod by Prince William - a Facebook fan.
According to the British daily, the Queen will be accompanied to Google by the Duke of Edinburgh who at 87 is also one of the most technically aware members of the royal family.