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Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk

Major General His Grace
The Duke of Norfolk
KG, GCVO, CB, CBE, MC, DL
17th Duke of Norfolk Allan Warren.jpg
Portrait by Allan Warren
Earl Marshal
In office
31 January 1975 – 24 June 2002
Monarch Elizabeth II
Preceded by The 16th Duke of Norfolk
Succeeded by The 18th Duke of Norfolk
Personal details
Born Miles Frances Fitzalan-Howard
(1915-07-21)21 July 1915
49 Eaton Place, London
Died 24 June 2002(2002-06-24) (aged 86)
Bacres House, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire
Resting place Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle, West Sussex
Citizenship British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Anne Constable-Maxwell (1927–2013)
Children 5
Parents Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop
Mona Stapleton, 11th Baroness Beaumont
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford
Profession Soldier
Religion Roman Catholicism
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1936–67
Rank Major General
Commands Director of Service Intelligence
Director of Management and Support Intelligence
1st Armoured Division
Battles/wars Second World War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major General Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, KG, GCVO, CB, CBE, MC, DL (21 July 1915 – 24 June 2002), was a British Army general and peer. He was the eldest son of Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop, and his wife Mona Stapleton, 11th Baroness Beaumont.

Educated at Ampleforth College and Christ Church, Oxford, Miles Fitzalan-Howard was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army as a university candidate on 3 July 1936. and was subsequently commissioned in the same rank in the Grenadier Guards on 27 August 1937, with seniority from 30 January 1936. He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 January 1939 and to captain on 30 January 1944.

In April 1944, as a temporary major during the Second World War, he was awarded the Military Cross for reconnaissance of mined roads. He was at the time on foot and under enemy fire. He was quoted in his obituary in The Independent as saying: "Anyone can be the Duke of Norfolk, but I'm rather proud of that medal."


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