6 \" a& s1 D. n) A) j2 j% W 2 x5 I1 a7 Z5 zBelying her age, the Queen also has an iPod and a mobile phone ! M c1 P* u# w: q- ]2 U, Z5 B }1 e, `/ o* ~* \6 `1 G
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/ l) P% D& L$ p6 Q: RThe Queen’s latest foray into the world of modern technology has led her to setting up her own email account, it has emerged. ; ?9 U! k; N$ | 6 q3 Q8 B/ P6 [% B, p; PBut, in true majesterial fashion, she does not actually type her emails herself - rather she dictates them.+ m" W9 X l _
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The 81-year-old monarch, already the proud owner of a mobile phone and an iPod mini, revealed her aquisition of an email address at a recent Buckingham Palace garden party. 1 I" I* e1 q3 k7 Z; Z9 N- B- Z. e+ E8 q% [4 Y7 q& d) N0 S# W4 y
The 81-year-old monarch, already the proud owner of a mobile phone and an iPod mini, revealed her aquisition of an email address at a recent party for the Household Cavalry. ; V% R, N$ _; \. B6 t& h# i/ e9 B( R" w/ l7 \9 r: i0 i- s
At the end of an animated conversation between the Queen and Elizabeth Saltzman, editor of Vanity Fair, the journalist said: "Look, we must keep in touch”".( G7 `" ?' g4 E; {4 d! g
) f5 F5 \* ~1 N' U9 I2 s6 N"Absolutely!" agreed the monarch. "Here, let me give you my email address." - ^+ S H8 C1 d7 Q( a
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"Good lord, you use email?" replied a stunned Saltzman. "Oh yes," continued the Queen. "But I don’t actually write them - I dictate them all, of course."5 u$ w3 Z& [! t5 a# {. Y
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Buckingham Palace refused to comment on whether the Queen had her own account. But, sources said that the Queen is in regular email contact with her grandchildren, though she does still apparently rely on her aides to show her how exactly to send them. ; n4 c4 R; j% O$ N: C* O( e. l$ x0 | I3 ]1 t' T
In June 2005 it was reported that the Queen had been bought a six-gigabyte mini iPod. Amongst some of the music stored on it is said to be The Last Night of the Proms. 0 ?' D. t8 V8 b+ V- i + d0 p) @7 h- g: B N& w( xAnd she seems keen to let the world know of just exactly how technologically aware she is. # e4 g/ I0 [6 h% u; Z" A4 y/ Z4 l; K# `5 I( [
Last year she made her Christmas Day message available for the first time as an podcast. She is also said to use her mobile to send text messages to Princes William and Harry. & O6 P' m' H! b, n3 q& b$ `2 x' \2 T. i* f
The Queen’s adoption of an email address leaves a dwindling number of famous people relying largely on pen and ink. 3 A, q2 o/ {6 l; ^( \ Y0 i 9 _) J5 V3 }0 T% @2 Q, } H" NTerry Eagleton, the Marxist academic, is proud to play the role of a Luddite. He said recently: "I have an aversion to email and mobile phones, and I’ve never felt I’ve missed out by not having either." / l) @" R& Y0 ~; c! W: h$ ?
5 O, T8 c' S9 B8 n, HBenjamin Zephaniah, the poet, musician, actor, playwright and novelist, is also thought to be an internet refusenik. The position of the Pope on the subject remains unclear. 6 _9 }8 O& e- f
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However, Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, is indisputably bereft of all things internet. "He doesn’t even use a computer," said his spokesman, Tenzin Taklha. ) Q+ Z" f$ n# _ + w( d+ x/ J3 p' f+ K& H' s0 FSpy can only speculate as to what the royal email address might be - our current favourites are 'oneself@palace.gov.uk’ and 'lizzy_2@hotmail.com’ - but please send us your suggestions. ' n, N9 C8 k/ \$ l: uWhatever next - a royal blog? " g2 s+ k( H2 O4 h% X: c2 w' b 7 x2 O- Z# P% T2 t[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-6-17 13:00 编辑 ]
