Queen orders Apple's iPad2 after Prince William and Harry show her gadget

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 3:33 AM on 10th May 2011

 Technology fan: The Queen is said to have ordered an iPad2

The Queen has joined the millions of people around the world hooked on the latest technology and ordered her own iPad2, it emerged today.

Prince William and Harry, who both own versions of the device, reportedly introduced their grandmother to the tablet-style computer.

The 85-year-old monarch is said to have been so impressed with the touch screen device that she immediately ordered staff to buy her one.

She hopes to use the popular computer for long journeys around the country when she is inside the Royal car or train.

'The Princes think it is hilarious. They love the fact that their gran wants an iPad and think she's really cool,' a source told the Sun.

'For a woman of her age, she is very switched on. It was only a matter of time before she asked someone to go and get her one.'

It is said that when the princes showed their grandmother the device, she was taken with how easy it was to use. The lightness of the iPad2 and the large screen were also big attractions to her.

The Queen has owned iPods since they were introduced several years ago. In 2005 she bought a state-of-the-art model capable of holding 1,500 of her favourite songs.

She also received an iPod as a gift from Barack Obama when he visited London in 2009.

But the iPad, which has developed by Apple, has taken the technology world by storm since it was first released in April 2010.

An iPad2 was released in March this year. A staggering 15 million devices have so far been sold worldwide.

The Queen already has a mobile phone and internet connections so adapting to the gadget, which allows game, applications and web-browsing, will be easy for her.

Popular: Some 15 million copies of the iPad2 have been sold worldwide since the gadget was release in March this year

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After the iPhone 4

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