UK queen posts Instagram image on Science Museum tour

Britain's Queen Elizabeth looks at an Enigma machine at the Smith Centre, as Science Museum Director Ian Blatchford looks on, during a visit to the museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth entered the world of hi-tech communications on Thursday with a visit to the new "Top Secret" exhibition at London's Science Museum.

The 92-year-old monarch saw a World War Two enigma code machine and the original NeXT computer used by Tim Berners-Lee to design the World Wide Web in 1989.

She also marked the opening of the museum's Smith Centre by sharing an archive image on the royal family's Instagram account, which has 4.5 million followers.

The first Instagram post by Britain's Queen Elizabeth is displayed alongside a letter to Prince Albert, during the queen's visit to the Science Museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Elizabeth first toured the Science Museum in 1938 and, during her last visit in 2014, opened the Information Age gallery by sending her first Tweet.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth is shown robotics by children next to Science Museum Director Ian Blatchford during a visit to the museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

(Reporting by Joe Green; editing by Stephen Addison)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with members of the family of the British painter Terence Cuneo, next to Science Museum Director Ian Blatchford, during a visit to the museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth views a painting with Science Museum Director Ian Blatchford during a visit to the museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth unveils a plaque for the Smith Centre during a visit to the Science Museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits the Science Museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after a visit to the Science Museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth walks with Science Museum Director Ian Blatchford, next to a painting, during a visit to the museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth is shown photographs of the royal family's previous visits, as Science Museum Director Ian Blatchford looks on, during a tour of the museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth walks with Science Museum Director Ian Blatchford, into the Smith Centre, during a visit to the museum in London, Britain March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool