Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk

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Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk (born 2 December 1956) is the premier duke and earl of England, and currently holds the hereditary title of Earl Marshal, given to successive Dukes of Norfolk since 1672.

Edward was educated at Ampleforth, a Catholic independent school. He then attended Lincoln College, Oxford. He worked with various companies, and 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 the Earl of Arundel. As a Howard, he is related to Elizabeth I of England, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He is also, through the Howards, descended from Edward I of England.

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 and Surrey, 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

The Duchess of Norfolk, (nee Georgina Gore) was born 30 January 1962, the daughter of John Temple Gore (1931-) and Serena Margaret Mounsey, who were married 29 April 1957. Her parents divorced in 1969. John Temple Gore thereafter remarried on 15 October 1969 to Antonia McMullen. He holds some ancestral connection to Earl Temple of Stowe.

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Titles from birth

Edward Fitzalan-Howard Esq. (1956-1971)
The Honourable Edward Fitzalan-Howard (1971-1975)
The Earl of Arundel and Surrey (1975-2002)
His Grace The Duke of Norfolk (2002-present)

Edward Fitzalan-Howard is officially styled as His Grace The Most Noble Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk. He also holds several other titles: