The Duke of Norfolk | |
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| Earl Marshal | |
| In office 11 February 1917 – 31 January 1975 | |
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| Preceded by | The 15th Duke of Norfolk |
| Succeeded by | The 17th Duke of Norfolk |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 11 February 1917 – 31 January 1975 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 15th Duke of Norfolk |
| Succeeded by | The 17th Duke of Norfolk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard 30 May 1908 |
| Died | 31 January 1975 (aged 66) |
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| Education | The Oratory School |
Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk KG GCVO GBE TD PC (30 May 1908 – 31 January 1975), styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was a British peer and politician. He was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when Bernard was only nine years old. His mother was Gwendoline Herries, 12th Lady Herries of Terregles, and he inherited her peerage when she died in 1945.
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 Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, in the Territorial Army in 1934, and was promoted to Major in 1939. He served briefly in the Battle of France, during which he was evacuated sick. He subsequently served as Agricultural Secretary in Winston Churchill's Cabinet from February 1941 until June 1945.
As hereditary Earl Marshal, he organised the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the funeral of Winston Churchill, and the investiture of King Charles III as Prince of Wales. He was a keen cricket fan and was the manager of the English cricket team in Australia in 1962–63, which excited much press interest.