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    Well done HRH! A pre-diamond jubilee surge in royalism means the British royal family is enjoying record popularity. See the breakdown in numbers from 1950’s to present.  Photograph: Carl Court/PA
Was it all down to Wills and Kate’s wedding? Read our thinkpiece behind the figures here:

“My sense is that Buckingham Palace feels pretty comfortable at the moment. The Cambridges are coming on. And the jubilee, barring a catastrophe, will work to their advantage,” said Oxford University historian Dr Frank Prochaska, author of The Republic of Britain. “Don’t forget, they are very clever at adjusting and they have been reasonably successful.”

    Well done HRH! A pre-diamond jubilee surge in royalism means the British royal family is enjoying record popularity. See the breakdown in numbers from 1950’s to present. Photograph: Carl Court/PA

    Was it all down to Wills and Kate’s wedding? Read our thinkpiece behind the figures here:

    “My sense is that Buckingham Palace feels pretty comfortable at the moment. The Cambridges are coming on. And the jubilee, barring a catastrophe, will work to their advantage,” said Oxford University historian Dr Frank Prochaska, author of The Republic of Britain. “Don’t forget, they are very clever at adjusting and they have been reasonably successful.”

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  2. Who should be voted champion of the open web?

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    You suggested them now it’s time to place your votes. Here are just a few of the nominees:

    • Dunja Mijatovic – campaigner for free speech online as a representative of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
    • Marietje Schaake – Dutch MEP and leading campaigner for internet freedom, in particular in relation to ACTA in Europe
    • Pamela Jones – founder of the Groklaw website, which started as a legal blog covering news for the free and open source software community
    • Phil Zimmerman – creator of email encryption software Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), which he made publicly available
    • Rebecca Mackinnon – co-founder of GlobalVoicesOnline, internet freedom advocate and author of Consent of the Networked

    Head over to the Guardian to vote.

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