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Royals rule the YouTube airwaves

She may not come across as the most tech-savvy lady on the planet, but the Queen has become one of the most viewed people on YouTube, proving that old-fashioned tradition can sometimes trump the bright young things who claim to dominate the internet.

Her Majesty’s own special Royal Channel on YouTube – set-up in December two years ago – has now passed 8 million views, and the Queen dominates the most viewed chart on the shared video website.