Editing Imperial Service Order (section)

==History==
The new order was announced in the [[1902 Coronation Honours]] list published on 26 June 1902, on the day scheduled for the [[coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Coronation Honours |date=26 June 1902 |page=5 |issue=36804}}</ref> The coronation was postponed due to the King's illness, however, and the statutes of the order were published on 8 August 1902, to coincide with the actual coronation on the following day.<ref>Statutes can be read here {{London Gazette |issue=27463 |date=8 August 1902 |page=5171 }}</ref> The first list of recipients was included in the [[1902 Birthday Honours|Birthday Honours]] list published on the King′s birthday 9 November 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Birthday Honours |date=10 November 1902 |page=10 |issue=36921}}</ref>