You can follow the British royal family on Twitter

Published 10:48 pm Friday, July 10, 2009

LONDON — Britain’s royal family has joined Twitter — but don’t expect Her Majesty to tweet.

Buckingham Palace, which already has a significant online presence, said Friday that it has set up a Twitter account to alert royal watchers to what’s happening with the family.

But that won’t result in any re-tweets or trending topics from Queen Elizabeth II or Prince Charles. A spokeswoman said the account won’t be used to air personal opinions.

The queen launched Buckingham Palace’s Web site in 1997. She also has her own YouTube channel.