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Queen Elizabeth II with Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, in his parliamentary robes and with his baton of office performing the duties of the Earl Marshal at the State Opening of Parliament

Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk DL (born 2 December 1956) is the son of Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell.

Edward was educated at Ampleforth, a Catholic independent school. He then attended Lincoln College, Oxford. He worked with various companies, and from 2000 to 2002 was Deputy Earl Marshal. Upon the death of his father in 2002, he inherited the late Duke of Norfolk's peerages and the position of Earl Marshal. Prior to 2002, he was known as Earl of Arundel. As a Howard, he is related to Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He is also, through the Howards, descended from Edward I.

Edward Fitzalan-Howard, then Earl of Arundel, married Georgina Susan Gore, on 27 June 1987 at Arundel Cathedral. Together, they have five children, three sons and two daughters:

• Henry Miles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel, born 3 December 1987.
• Lady Rachel Rose Fitzalan-Howard, born 10 June 1989.
• Lord Thomas Jack Fitzalan-Howard, born 14 March 1992.
• Lady Isabel Serena Fitzalan-Howard, born 7 February 1994.
• Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard, born 14 July 1996

In 2002, Edward inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk, as well as a number of earldoms, baronies, hereditary offices, and titles attached to the dukedom from his father. His office of Earl Marshal, one of the Great Officers of State, makes him responsible for state occasions, such as coronations and the State Opening of Parliament. He also is, by virtue of this office, one of the hereditary judges in the Court of Chivalry and head of the College of Arms, responsible for heraldry in England and Wales as well as other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations such as Australia.

• 18th Duke of Norfolk
• 29th Earl of Arundel
• 19th Earl of Surrey
• 16th Earl of Norfolk
• 13th Baron Beaumont
• 20th Baron Maltravers
• 16th Baron FitzAlan, Clun, and Oswaldestre
• 5th Baron Howard of Glossop

• Earl Marshal
• Hereditary Marshal of England
• Chief Butler of England (One of three claimants to this office before the 1902 Court of Claims. The dispute was never resolved.)

• Premier Duke of England
• Premier Earl of England

• Edward Fitzalan-Howard Esquire (1956–1971)
• The Honourable Edward Fitzalan-Howard (1971–1975)
• The Earl of Arundel (1975–2002)
• The Most Noble The Duke of Norfolk (2002–present)