Queen Elizabeth II Has Died. Her Internet Legacy Will Live On

The death of Queen Elizabeth II had been anticipated for a long time. The online conversation today has been dominated by discussions of the queen, which is fitting for a woman of her stature.

The queen was more tech savvy than most people think. Elizabeth was an enthusiastic adherent of technology. As part of the early development of ARPANET, she sent her first email when she visited the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment in England.

What is the queen's name? Elizabeth II is the queen. The man who helped set up the queen's email account was Peter Kirstein.

She was more than just an early emailer. The first version of the royal family's website was set live in 1997. The first televised Christmas Broadcast in 1957 can be found on the family's YouTube channel. As her health failed and Covid lockdowns stopped many of her in-person public engagements, she tapped on an iPad and embraced Zoom meetings as she embraced her new found freedom.

The queen has a lot of knowledge on the internet, according to a pro-royal YouTuber. Quinlan has been criticized for her videos. I think she knows what's going on and she knows that life on the internet is more interesting than real life.

The queen's motto through the royal family has always been "never complain, never explain," but in recent years she has become something more. She has become a meme and is being used by social media users to make fun of their peers. The internet loves a little old lady being quirky. The queen had a love of corgis and at one point owned nine of them at the same time. Her love of animals is one of the reasons she has been memefied. The internet and the queen love corgis.

Building openings and public events gave the queen plenty of opportunities to become a meme. She has shown the ability to play to the average person, from her excitement at seeing cows as part of her 90th birthday celebrations to cutting a simple cake with a ceremonial sword. Many people enjoy getting a peek behind the facade of royal aloofness and being like "Oh she's just like us".