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Insta-Monarch: Queen Elizabeth makes first Instagram post

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has posted her first Instagram image. The media-savvy queen posted from the Science Museum Thursday to help promote the museum’s summer exhibition. Using an iPad, she shared an image on the official royal family Instagram account of a letter from 19th century inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

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The queen’s post said: “In the letter, Babbage told Queen Victoria and Prince Albert about his invention, the Analytical Engine, upon which the first computer programs were created by Ada Lovelace, a daughter of Lord Byron. ” The royal Instagram account was launched in 2013 and has 4.6 million followers.

Expect closures, delays near Suitland Parkway Interchange project

A new traffic pattern will be in effect Monday morning in connection with the large Maryland Route 4 and Suitland Parkway Interchange project. But drivers should avoid the area beginning Friday evening and through the weekend, according to the State Highway Administration.
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