Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury

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Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury (born 18 December 1952), styled Viscount Ingestre until 1980, is an English aristocrat. He is the premier earl in the Peerage of England as the Earl of Shrewsbury (created 1442). He also holds the titles of Earl of Waterford, Earl Talbot and Baron Talbot. In 2022, the Conduct Committee recommended that he be suspended from the House of Lords for nine months for lobbying activities which damaged the reputation of the House. Consequently, he could not play his customary role as the hereditary Lord High Steward of Ireland at the coronation of King Charles III. The Conservative whip was removed. After returning from suspension he was investigated by the Houses of Lords Commissioners for Standards and found to have falsely claimed for travel expenses he had not incurred, and suspended for a further two weeks.

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