Georgina Susan Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (born 30 January 1962), was born Georgina Susan Gore, the daughter of John Temple ("Jack") Gore (1931-) and Serena Margaret Mounsey. Her parents divorced in 1969, and on 15 October 1969 her father married Antonia McMullen. He holds some ancestral connection to Earl Temple of Stowe

Earl Temple of Stowe

Earl Temple of Stowe, in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1822 for the 2nd Marquess of Buckingham. He was created Marquess of Chandos and Duke of Buckingham and Chandos at the same time...

. Duchess Georgina descends from Helen Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton

Helena, Marchioness of Northampton

Elin Ulfsdotter Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton, also known as Helena, and Helena the Red for her red hair, was a Swedish-born noblewoman, Maid of Honour of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and titular Marchioness of Northampton.- Family and lineage :She was born in Sweden, as Elin Ulfsdotter...

, through the latter's eldest daughter Lady Elizabeth, married to Smyth of Ashton (according to Leo van de Pas, Genealogics) - thus the Duchess is one of descendants of Agnes Haakonsdottir of Borgarsyssel, daughter of king Haakon V of Norway

Haakon V of Norway

Haakon V Magnusson was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319.-Biography:Haakon was the younger surviving son of Magnus the Lawmender, King of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg of Denmark. Haakon was descended from king Saint Olav and is considered to have been the last Norwegian king in the Fairhair...

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Lord Arundel succeeded to the Dukedom of Norfolk

Duke of Norfolk

The Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...

 in 2002, and Lady Arundel then became the Duchess of Norfolk.

Personal life

Georgina married the then Earl of Arundel and Surrey

Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk

Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, is the son of Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell. The principal seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle....

, son of Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell, on 27 June 1987 at Arundel Cathedral

Arundel Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Philip Howard is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Arundel, West Sussex, England. Dedicated in 1873 as the Catholic parish church of Arundel, it was not designated a cathedral until the foundation of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in 1965...

. She has stood in for Her Majesty the Queen in rehearsals for the State Opening of Parliament

State Opening of Parliament

In the United Kingdom, the State Opening of Parliament is an annual event that marks the commencement of a session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is held in the House of Lords Chamber, usually in November or December or, in a general election year, when the new Parliament first assembles...

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They have five children (three sons and two daughters):

• Henry Miles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel, b. 3 December 1987
• Lady Rachel Rose Fitzalan-Howard, b. 10 June 1989
• Lord Thomas Jack Fitzalan-Howard, b. 14 March 1992
• Lady Isabel Serena Fitzalan-Howard, b. 7 February 1994
• Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard, b. 14 July 1996

Titles from birth

• Miss Georgina Susan Gore (1962–1987)
• Countess of Arundel and Surrey (1987–2002)
• The Duchess of Norfolk (2002–present)