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Eben Upton Receives CBE
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has used the occasion of her 90th birthday to name Eben Upton, the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and CEO of Raspberry Pi Ltd, as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE).
The Queen's annual Birthday Honours list, published on June 10, 2016, "recognizes the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people right across the United Kingdom."
As a member of the order, Upton will get to put the letters CBE after his name and will officially be "granted a position in the order of precedence" for the British empire. Additional privileges and responsibilities are unclear at this writing; however, the announcement reflects the immense excitement, good will, and national pride the people of the UK hold for the Raspberry Pi, which is now the best-selling computer ever designed in the UK. In February this year, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced that they have sold more than eight million units.
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