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<p>The <b>Order of Merit</b>  is an <a href="page.php?w=order_of_merit">order of merit</a> for the <a href="page.php?w=Commonwealth_realm">Commonwealth realm</a>s, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by <a href="page.php?w=Edward_VII">Edward VII</a>, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign--currently Edward VII's great-great-grandson <a href="page.php?w=Charles_III">Charles III</a>--and is restricted to a maximum of 24 living</p><p>
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