in his absence, thus gaining useful experience of touring Australia. Dukedom of Norfolk and Earl Marshal As Duke of Norfolk, he was Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England. In that capacity, the Duke had helped to organise various state ceremonies such as the coronation of King George VI in 1937 and that of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. He also helped to organise the state funerals of King George VI in 1952 and of Winston Churchill in 1965. In 1969, he also took part in the planning for the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales. On his death, the dukedom passed to his second cousin once removed Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 12th Baron Beaumont, 4th Baron Howard of Glossop. The Lordship of Herries of Terregles, being an old Scottish peerage, was inherited by his eldest daughter, Anne (14th Lady Herries of Terregles, Baroness Cowdrey of Tonbridge), who had married English cricketer Colin Cowdrey. Family tree Titles and honours Titles Earl of Arundel (1908–1917) His Grace The Duke of Norfolk (1917–1975) Honours Knight of The Most Noble Order of The Garter (1937) Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1946) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (1968) Territorial Decoration (1969) Privy Council of the United Kingdom (1936) Lord Lieutenant of Sussex (1949–1974) Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex (1945) Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex (1974–1975) See also Re Duke of Norfolk's Settlement Trusts [1982] Ch 61, a case concerning the payment of the trustees of the 16th Duke's family trust References 1908 births 1975 deaths 24 British Army personnel of World War II 316 Earls Marshal 34 123 306 English Roman Catholics Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knights of the Garter Lord-Lieutenants of Sussex Lord-Lieutenants of West Sussex Lords Herries of Terregles Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Ministers in the Churchill caretaker government, 1945 Ministers in the Churchill wartime government, 1940–1945 People educated at The Oratory School Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club Royal Horse Guards officers Royal Sussex Regiment officers Deputy Lieutenants of Sussex