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Royal chief organizer is no longer allowed to drive a car

2022-09-26T18:40:56.535Z


The Duke of Norfolk organized the Queen's funeral. However, even noble arguments did not help him before a court in London. In order to plan Charles's coronation, he will probably have to switch to his bike.


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The Duke of Norfolk, Edward Fitzalan-Howard (right), has to give up his driver's license

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One of the key organizers of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral has had to give up his driver's license for six months.

The Duke of Norfolk, Edward Fitzalan-Howard, has pleaded guilty in a London court to using his mobile phone while driving.

The nobleman's lawyers had asked for the ban to be lifted because of the Duke's role in organizing the coronation of King Charles III.

not to implement.

An exact date for this ceremony is not yet publicly known, but the coming spring or early summer is considered a likely period.

However, the court did not recognize the exceptional circumstances as so significant that the duke was spared the penalty.

In addition to the driving ban, he has to pay a fine of around 1,200 pounds.

Police caught the 65-year-old, who sits in the British House of Lords, in April driving through a red light in the Battersea district of London.

He didn't even notice this because he was concentrating on his cell phone.

Fitzalan-Howard had already scored a number of points – for example for driving too fast.

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Source: spiegel

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