Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk
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Major General His Grace The Duke of Norfolk KG, GCVO, CB, CBE, MC, DL |
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Portrait by Allan Warren
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In office 31 January 1975 – 24 June 2002 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The 16th Duke of Norfolk |
| Succeeded by | The 18th Duke of Norfolk |
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| Born |
Miles Frances Fitzalan-Howard 21 July 1915 49 Eaton Place, London |
| Died | 24 June 2002 (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 |
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Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop Mona Stapleton, 11th Baroness Beaumont |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| 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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