The Queen brought her royal fans back in time by sharing an adorable picture on social media. The Royal Family’s Twitter account, which represents the monarch and Prince Philip, published this morning a picture of a copy of Alice In Wonderland, the famous literature masterpiece by Lewis Carroll, bearing the signature of the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth. 

The caption to the picture read: “This image shows The Queen’s (then Princess Elizabeth) name written in her own handwriting inside her childhood copy of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.” 

The signature appears to have been written using a pencil, right under the printed words “This is the book of”. 

This throwback tweet marks World Book Day, an initiative aiming to give every child and young person a book of their own and tackle illiteracy.  

The picture was followed by another tweet including a quote by the Queen on the joy of reading. 

The tweet read: “The magic of our childhoods – the characters, the stories, the imagination of it all – is an enduring and essential part of our culture.” 

Her Majesty spoke in these terms during an event held at Buckingham Palace to celebrate British children’s literature in 2006.  

Royal fans welcomed the throwback tweet with excited comments. 

One described the picture as “enchanting” while another said that page of the book was “a treasure”. 

A third noted: “Wow! Her Majesty’s signature has remained remarkably consistent!” 

The Queen hasn’t been the only royal to mark World Book Day on social media. 

Earlier this morning, Clarence House shared two pictures of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in the company of children with a book in their hands. 

The pictures were accompanied by a caption reading: “Today is #WorldBookDay, when the wonderful world of reading is recognised around the globe. 

“The Duchess of Cornwall believes every person, young and old, should be able to share the love of reading.”

The Duchess has often expressed her love for literature and her strong belief every child need to be given the literacy skills needed to succeed in life. 

Camilla, a passionate reader herself, is the patron of the National Literacy Trust.  

Later today, Camilla will join children at a school in London to mark this special day, Clarence House added.  

The Duchess was praised by royal fans for supporting World Book Day. 

One wrote on Twitter: “Thank goodness a day where children get away from the internet and enjoy the magical world of fairytales and make belief.

“If only it happened once a week every week schools. An internet free day for the children, yes I know impossible to do.” 

Another said: “So important for children to develop a love of literature.”

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