article_snippet.sent: the world's most followed politician's been on the social media site for less than six months but new figures released by Twitter reveal The Queen is already the world's most popular online royal.
article_snippet.sent: @BritishMonarchy has amassed 970,000 followers during @BritishMonarchy time online and more than double the 446,000 picked up by the Prince of Wales and @BritishMonarchy @ClarenceHouse account.
article_snippet.sent: The real Queen of Twitter: @BritishMonarchy is the most followed royal Twitter account .
article_snippet.sent: With 82,400 followers, the Duchess of York is the next most followed and narrowly beats the Duchess of York ex husband Prince Andrew whose @DukeofYork account boasts 72,900 followers.
article_snippet.sent: Nevertheless, despite whose @DukeofYork account best efforts, when it comes to making a social media splash, none come close to the Queen who amassed 78,000 followers within minutes of sending the Duchess of York first Tweet.
article_snippet.sent: So popular are the royals on Twitter, even spoof accounts such as @Queen_UK have proved a hit, although Her Majesty might be displeased to discover that some also have more than Her.
article_snippet.sent: The biggest one, Elizabeth Windsor or @Queen_UK, boasts 1.25m followers - 280,000 more than the real thing.
article_snippet.sent: Popular though the royal accounts are, most still have some way to go before the royal accounts come close to the most loved celebrity Twitter accounts.
article_snippet.sent: David Cameron has a mere 440,000 for David Cameron @Ed_Miliband account while Nick Clegg has amassed 231,000 on Nick Clegg.
highlights_snippet.sent: The Queen is the most followed royal on Twitter with 970,000 followers .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Spoof @Queen_UK tops the lot with 1.25m - more than The Queen The Queen .
  