Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Eamonn McCormack/Getty
The first member of the British royal family has joined Twitter, but it's not who you might think.Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, became the first of the royals to open a personal account, offering his official Tweets @TheDukeOfYork with the initials: AY, the BBC reports. Unsigned Tweets from his account will come from his staff.
So far, has amassed nearly 5,000 followers.
His first Tweet: "Welcome to my Twitter account ? AY." He also has added a couple of photos.
The Duke, 53, has a lot of catching up to do with his former wife, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, who also boasts her own Twitter account @SarahTheDuchess.
She has been actively Tweeting for some time and has more than 62,000 followers.
Andrew, who is the second son of Queen Elizabeth and father of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, is fourth in line to the throne.
Like his nephew Prince Harry, he served as a helicopter pilot, working for the British Navy for 22 years.
He left his most recent job as U.K. trade envoy in 2011.
Source: http://feeds.people.com/~r/people/headlines/~3/LKFg0NMcKBo/0,,20395222_20715162,00.html
uk vs louisville university of kansas buckeye west side story final four 2012 bridesmaids winning lottery numbers
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.