Editing Duke of Norfolk (section)

== Duties and other titles ==
In addition to the ducal title, the dukes of Norfolk also hold the hereditary position of [[Earl Marshal]], which has the duty of organizing state occasions such as the [[Coronation of the British monarch|coronation of the monarch]] and the state opening of [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]]. For the last five centuries, save some periods when it was under [[attainder]], both the dukedom and the earl-marshalship have been in the hands of the Howard family. According to the [[House of Lords Act 1999]], due to his duties as Earl Marshal, Norfolk is one of only two hereditary peers automatically admitted to the [[House of Lords]], without being elected by the general body of hereditary peers (the other being the [[Lord Great Chamberlain]]).

Additionally, the Duke of Norfolk participates in the ceremony of the [[State Opening of Parliament]]. He is among the four individuals who precede the monarch, and one of the two of these who would traditionally walk facing the sovereign (thus backwards), but this has not been practised in recent years.

As the Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk is head of the [[College of Arms]], through which he regulates all matters connected with armorial bearings and standards, in addition to controlling the arrangements for state functions. He is one of three claimants to the title of [[Chief Butler of England]].

The Duke of Norfolk currently holds the following subsidiary titles:
* [[Earl of Arundel]] (1289)
* [[Earl of Surrey]] (1483)
* [[Earl of Norfolk]] (1644)
* [[Baron Beaumont]] (1309)
* [[Baron Maltravers]] (1330)
* [[Baron FitzAlan]] (1627)
* Baron Clun (1627)
* [[Baron Oswaldestre]] (1627)
* [[Baron Howard of Glossop]] (1869)

All titles are in the [[Peerage of England]], save for the Barony of Howard of Glossop which is in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. All descend to heirs male except the Barony of Beaumont, which can pass in the female line. The style ''Earl of Arundel'' is used as a [[Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom|courtesy title]] by the Duke's eldest son, the present holder being [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel]]. The style ''Lord Maltravers'' is used as a courtesy title by the eldest son of the Duke's eldest son (the Duke's grandson).