Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the Duke who planned Queen Elizabeth's funeral, has been banned from driving after running a red light while on his phone.
Fitzalan-Howard, who is also known as the Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, plead guilty in a London courtroom on Monday to using his cell phone while driving.reported that the royal was driving his BMW in the Battersea district in south London this spring when he became distracted by his phone and ran a red light. The use of a handheld cellular device while driving is against the law in the United Kingdom.
When pulled over by the police, the Duke reportedly told officers at the time that he had “not been aware of going through the red light but accepted this was because he was using his mobile phone,” adding that he was using it to speak to his wife.
The title of Earl Marshal, the highest-ranking duke in England, has been passed down through Fitzalan-Howard's family for 350 years. He inherited his dukedom from his father, Miles Fitzalan-Howard, when he died in 2002. This unique role within the royal family comes with the huge responsibility of planning all major ceremonies, including state funerals, coronations, and the state opening of Parliament.
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