The newspaper wanted to collect a lovely selection of tributes, pictures and stories to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II becoming our longest reigning monarch this week.
After 63 years on the throne, The Queen certainly deserves a thank you, but when The Telegraph called out for contributions on Twitter using the hashtag #ThankTheQueen, things didn't go quite as planned.
When the newspaper issued the online callout - promising that the best messages and anecdotes to do with The Queen would be published on is website - its hashtag was swiftly hijacked by people who weren't big fans of the monarchy.
Some made treasonous jokes:
Others simply used it as an excuse to have a bigger bash at the monarchy:
While others sat back and gloried in just how wrong things had gone for the newspaper:
And some people were a bit confused about which Queen they were supposed to be thanking:
Well done to the creator of the hashtag, Telegraph journalist Helena Horton, who appeared to take it all in her stride:
Thankfully, there were actually some tweets that thanked The Queen for her long and glorious reign. We suspect they'll be the ones appearing on the Telegraph website on Wednesday.
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We imagine the queen on new coins for the 21st century
Austerity Britain (01 of09)
Open Image Modal"With all the budgets cuts being made by the British government, even Lizzie has had to flog the family silver (and is seen here without her crown)," say Matt Roach and David Lawrie of M&C Saatchi London. "The new coin will also be 50% smaller and made of salvaged scrap metal." (credit:Matt Roach & David Lawrie)
The Queen Selfie(02 of09)
Open Image ModalDoner's Vicky Behun, the designer, says: "What’s more 2015 than a Royal Selfie? Forget those plain head shots - if Kim Kardashian can do it, why not ER?" (credit:Vicky Behun)
Digi Queen(03 of09)
Open Image Modal"A digital treatment/image overlay," comments designer Matt Ireland, a senior creative at Omobono, "moving the monarchy into the digital era." (credit:Matt Ireland)
The QR Coin(04 of09)
Open Image ModalDesigner Vicky Behun from Doner explains: "Now the Queen can update her image everyday, via the magic of the internet. Our QR code currently links to her Wikipedia, but could also link to an Instrgram account with different shot of Her Majesty every day." (credit:Vicky Behun )
Proud To Be British(05 of09)
Open Image ModalMatt Ireland, from Omobono, made this design and says it's "a celebration of Britain, with a stylised illustration of The Queen, making her feel personal and real – not stuck up." (credit:Matt Ireland)
The Hipster Queen(06 of09)
Open Image Modal"London, home to Buckingham Palace, is the centre of fashion and culture. The Queen has always been in fashion - so we rebranded the Queen in this hipster-styled headshot," says Vicky Behun of Doner. (credit:Vicky Behun )
Queenstagram(07 of09)
Open Image Modal#RoyalSelfie. Creators William Grave and Yury Vorobev from M&C Saatchi London think: "With the Pope on Twitter, isn’t it about time the Queen had her own Instagram account?" (credit:William Grave and Yury Vorobev)
The Royal Bitcoin(08 of09)
Open Image Modal"Metal. Who needs it? It's a digital world now and a Royal Bitcoin is a great move forward," says designer Vicky Behun from Doner. "The Royal Mint will thank us for saving them all that work." (credit:Vicky Behun)
Make The Queen Pop(09 of09)
Open Image Modal"A modern, bright iconic treatment to make the monarchy up to date and funky" says Matt Ireland from Omobono. (credit:Matt Ireland)