text: Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk
  
  Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk,  (born 2 December 1956), styled Earl of Arundel between 1975 and 2002, is a British peer who holds the office of Earl Marshal. As Duke of Norfolk, he is the most senior lay peer in the peerage of England.
  
  Background and education
  Norfolk is the son of Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell. He was educated at Ampleforth College, a Roman Catholic independent school, and then attended Lincoln College, Oxford.
  
  He has a brother, Lord Gerald, and three sisters, including the actress Marsha Fitzalan.
  
  Career
  Norfolk 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. He was a Cub Scout whilst at school at Ampleforth College and currently holds two appointments in the Scout Movement. He was until 2010 the President of 1st Arundel (Earl of Arundel's Own) Scout Group, and is still the president of the Arundel & Littlehampton District Scouts. He is also patron of West Sussex County Scouts. In June 2003 he was awarded the Medal of Merit for Services to the Scout Movement. He is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge.
  
  Personal life
  
  He is a Roman Catholic. The Duke, then Earl of Arundel, married Georgina Susan Gore on 27 June 1987 at Arundel Cathedral. Together, they have three sons and two daughters:
  
   Henry Miles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel (3 December 1987) he married Cecilia dei Conti Colacicchi on 16 July 2016. They have one daughter.
   Lady Rachel Fitzalan-Howard (10 June 1989)
   Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard (14 March 1992)
   Lady Isabel Fitzalan-Howard (7 February 1994)
   Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard (14 July 1996)
  
  In April 2011 it was announced that the Duke and Duchess were seeking a trial separation. In August 2016, it was reported that they had reconciled and are now back under the same roof.
  
  Peerages
  In 2002, he 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 is also, by virtue of this office, one of the hereditary judges of 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.
  
  List of peerages
   18th Duke of Norfolk (Premier Duke of England)
   36th Earl of Arundel (Premier Earl of England)
   19th Earl of Surrey
   16th Earl of Norfolk
   13th Baron Beaumont
   26th Baron Maltravers
   16th Baron FitzAlan
   16th Baron Clun
   16th Baron Oswaldestre
   5th Baron Howard of Glossop
  
  List of hereditary offices
   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.)
  
  Arms
  
  See also
  Dukes of Norfolk family tree
  
  References
  
  External links
  
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