The fictional characters Purun Dass ( invented by Rudyard Kipling ) and Harry Paget Flashman ( invented by George MacDonald Fraser ) each held a KCIE ; Kipling 's engineer Findlayson in The Day 's Work ( 1908 ) aspires to the CIE. The British Sovereign serves as the Sovereign of the Order .
The fictional characters Purun Dass ( invented by Rudyard Kipling ) and Harry Paget Flashman ( invented by George MacDonald Fraser ) each held a KCIE ; Kipling 's engineer Findlayson in The Day 's Work ( 1908 ) wants the CIE. The British Sovereign is the Sovereign of the Order .