Her reign has spanned over six decades during which the nation has undergone an unprecedented period of social and technological advancement and with the official Queen’s 90th birthday (her actual birthday was on April 21st) Twitter users are being encouraged to tweet their birthday wishes via the social media platform.
“With the Monarch celebrating such a milestone birthday, we wanted to enable Twitter users to mark the occasion in a truly special way on the platform” said Twitter's UK MD Dara Nasr. “The crown emoji represents The Queen's lifelong commitment and reflects people's love and admiration for her on this special birthday. We can’t wait for users to share their messages and join the conversation on Twitter during the celebrations this weekend.”
To share your birthday wishes with Queen Elizabeth II, simply Tweet the following hashtags to trigger the crown emoji from 6am GMT Friday 10th June when the emoji will launch on @RoyalFamily: #Queenat90 #happybirthdayyourmajesty
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