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You can "like" the U.K.'s queen beginning Monday, but you can't be "friends" with her, according to British media reports.

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And you certainly won't be able to "poke" her.

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But Queen Elizabeth II will join Facebook through a British Monarchy fan page.

Facebook told msnbc.com that the link will go live at 8 a.m. GMT.

The BBC said Facebook users will be able to receive news, features and video updates about the queen by clicking the "like" button on the page.

The page will also feature information about details of royal events and ceremonies as well as the Court Circular, the official record of the previous day's royal engagements, according to reports.

The page is a collaboration between Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and the Royal Collection, British media reported.

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The Scotsman noted that the page is not a personal profile, therefore, users can't ask the Queen to be a Facebook friend.

Facebook features a "poke" feature to gain a friend's attention by placing an icon on a person's page, but that won't be in play either.

But the Scotsman did poke fun at what a royal status update (the place on Facebook where users tell followers what's on their minds) might look like: "ONE has just returned from saying farewell to HMS Ark Royal. Not allowed to take the helicopter because of the cuts. Was even asked for one's ticket on the train."

The Facebook page is the latest royal foray into the virtual world, media including the Daily Mail noted.

Buckingham Palace earlier this year opened a Flickr photo-sharing account that already hosts more than 1,400 images.

The @BritishMonarchy Twittter account has 70,000 followers and has posted more than 4,500 tweets. A YouTube channel was established in 2007.

The queen is also known to email her grandchildren.

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  1. This year marks the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, who ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, after the death of her father, George VI. The royal family is gearing up for festivities throughout the year. These pictures show highlights from the queen's life and long reign.

    Albert and Elizabeth, Duke and Duchess of York, and their daughter Princess Elizabeth in June 1927. (The Royal Collection via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  2. Albert, Duke of York, and his daughter, Princess Elizabeth, in July 1929. (The Royal Collection via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  3. The future Queen Elizabeth is seen here as a young girl with her mother, affectionately known as "Queen Mum," and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, in 1930. (Hulton Archive via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  4. Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with their daughters Princesses Elizabeth (2-L) and Margaret (R) in December 1936. (The Royal Collection via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  5. Princess Elizabeth and a friend take the London Zoo's penguins for a walk on June 30, 1938. (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  6. Princess Elizabeth in April 1940. (The Royal Collection via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  7. Princess Elizabeth sits side-saddle in her uniform as colonel-in-chief of the Grenadier Guards in this 1947 photo. (Central Press / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  8. Princess Elizabeth wears a silver gown with a diamond tiara and pearl necklace in this formal portrait taken in August 1949. (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  9. Princess Elizabeth stands with her husband, Prince Philip, and their first two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, at Clarence House, the royal couple's London residence. The photo was taken in August 1951. (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  10. Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Philip pose after the Queen's Coronation in Buckingham Palace on June 2, 1953. (Ho / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  11. Queen Elizabeth addresses a vast gathering -- estimated at more than a quarter of a million -- at the Ramlila Grounds, outside the walls of Old Delhi, India, on Jan. 28, 1961. (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  12. Prince Charles, uncharacteristically sporting a moustache, proceeds through the nave of Westminster Abbey after installing him as Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on May 28, 1975. Following him is his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who performed the ceremony, which also marked the 250th anniversary of the order. (Hulton Archive via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  13. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at King's Cross railway station in London with her four corgi dogs after holidays in Balmoral Castle in Scotland on October 15, 1969. (- / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  14. Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Charles and his fiancée Lady Diana Spencer at Buckingham Palace on March 27, 1981. (Hulton Archive via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  15. Queen Elizabeth and Pope John Paul II meet at the Vatican on Oct. 17, 2000. (Alessandro Bianchi / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  16. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip ride in the Golden State Carriage at the head of a parade from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee on June 4, 2002. (Sion Touhig / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  17. The Prince of Wales and his new bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, center, with their families in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle after their wedding ceremony on April 9, 2005. Seen standing, from left, are Prince Harry, Prince William and Tom and Laura Parker Bowles. Seated are the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth and Camilla's father, Major Bruce Shand. (v / Pool via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  18. Prince Harry smiles broadly as his grandmother Queen Elizabeth reviews him and other officers during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in Surrey to mark the completion of their training in April 2006. (Martinez Dylan / Abaca) Back to slideshow navigation
  19. Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets the public during a walkabout to celebrate her 80th birthday in Windsor, England. The queen was born on April 21, 1926, and ascended the throne in February 1952. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Pool via AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  20. U.S. President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh pose for a picture at the Grand Foyer of the White House for a State Dinner in Washington, May 7, 2007. (Jason Reed / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  21. To mark their diamond-wedding anniversary on November 20, 2007, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip re-visit Broadlands, where 60 years ago, they spent their wedding night. Broadlands in Hampshire had been the home of Prince Philip's uncle, Earl Mountbatten. (Tim Graham / Pool via AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  22. Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 9, 2008 in London. This year is the 90th Anniversary of the end of the First World War. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  23. U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are welcomed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Buckingham Palace on April 1, 2009. (Pete Souza / White House via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  24. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II returning to Buckingham Palace in central London after addressing Parliament during the official State Opening of Parliament ceremony at Westminster on Nov. 18, 2009. (Leon Neal / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  25. The royal family poses for the official royal wedding portrait taken in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace in London on April 29, 2011. Groom Prince William and bride Kate Middleton stand front and center. (Hugo Burnand / AFP-Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  26. Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she arrives for a visit to Kings Lynn Town Hall in Norfolk, England on Feb. 6, 2012, 60 years to the day that she ascended to the throne. She renewed her vow to serve as she made a deliberately low-key start to five months of Diamond Jubilee celebrations. (Chris Radburn / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  27. Queen Elizabeth II greets Sir Paul McCartney at a Celebration of the Arts event at the Royal Academy of Arts on May 23, 2012. (Wpa Pool / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  28. Souvenirs to mark Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee were being sold across London to mark the 60th anniversary of her reign. (Sang Tan / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  29. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip inspect the horses in the parade ring on Derby Day June 2, 2012, the first official day of her Diamond Jubilee celebration. (Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  30. Queen Elizabeth II waves from her boat during the Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant on June 3, 2012 in London. A flotilla of 1,000 boats accompanied them down the river. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  31. Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family appear on the famous Buckingham Palace balcony for a royal wave in front of thousands of Brits who are helping the nation's monarch celebrate 60 years on the throne. The queen was without her husband Prince Philip at her side after he was taken to hospital with a bladder infection on the third day of the celebrations. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  32. Queen Elizabeth leaves King Edward VII hospital in central London, March 4, 2013, a day after being admitted with symptoms of gastroenteritis. (Olivia Harris / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
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    >>> brand new facebook page for the royal family goes online tomorrow. kyra simmons is joining us from london. i understand the queen herself played a big role in making this happen. really?

    >> that's right. let's be clear about the royal family . you don't get to be one to have oldest institutions in britain without embracing the new and they understand that they need to develop, so here they are now with the queen opening her facebook page. you're going to be able to find out what she's been doing, what she's going to be doing. you aren't going to be able to be friends with her or to poke her, luckily, you are going to be able to like her. that means she won't have status updates, which is a shame. i think some could be quite good. one, rather annoyed with prince phillip . one she might use quite often.

    >> you're funny. thank you very much. it is a very interesting development.

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