Earl Marshal
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But Lord Roberts, a historian, has argued the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain should be allowed to keep their hereditary seats in the Lords.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The current Earl Marshal, Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, is responsible for organizing major ceremonial state occasions, including the king's coronation.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2023
He is accompanied by the Earl Marshal and other officials wearing traditional heraldic clothing.
From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2022
The 18th Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Marshal, will be in charge.
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2017
It was mere luck that I saw him, and that I happened to be able to recognize, in this unostentatious figure, the Premier Duke and Earl, the Hereditary Earl Marshal and Chief Butler of England.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
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