| Name | Fitzalan-Howard; Bernard (1908-1975); KG, GCVO, GBE, TD, PC; British aristocrat, 16th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, Chief Butler of England |
| Biography | Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, KG, GCVO, GBE, TD, PC, Earl Marshal, Chief Butler of England (30 May 1908 31 January 1975), styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when Bernard was only 9 years old. His mother was Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, suo jure Gwendoline Mary Herries, 12th Lady Herries of Terregles, and he inherited her peerage when she died in 1947.
He was educated at The Oratory School and was commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards in 1931, but resigned his commission in 1933. He joined the 4th (Territorial Army) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment in 1934, and was promoted Major in 1939. He served in World War II, in which he was wounded in action.
As Hereditary Earl Marshal, he organized the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the coronation of Elizabeth II, and the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales. He was a keen cricket fan and was the manager of the English cricket team in Australia in 196263, which excited much press interest. |