Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
| Earl of Ulster | |
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| Born | 24 October 1974 London, United Kingdom |
| Other names | Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor |
| Title | Earl of Ulster (by courtesy) |
| Spouse | Claire Booth |
| Children | Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden Lady Cosima Windsor |
| Parents | Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Birgitte Eva van Deurs |
Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 24 October 1974) is the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. As the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Duke of Gloucester, he is accorded the title Earl of Ulster. He was educated at Eton College, King's College London (BA War Studies, 1996), and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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[edit] Family life
Lord Ulster was married on 22 June 2002 to Claire Booth, a physician, in the Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace, London. The couple have two children:
- Xan Richard Anders Windsor, Lord Culloden (born 12 March 2007)
- Lady Cosima Rose Alexandra Windsor (born 20 May 2010)[1]
[edit] Daily life
Lord Ulster was commissioned into the King's Royal Hussars in 1995 and has been a Captain since 16 October 2000;[2] he saw active service in Northern Ireland, Kosovo in 2002, and then Iraq. He served in the MND(SE) as an Information Operations staff officer. In Basra he was responsible for advising on divisional level KLE, monitoring atmospherics within the city and advising on the communications strategy pertinent to the hand-over of Basra Palace.[3]
Since leaving the army, he has been Director of Transnational Crisis Project, as Alex Ulster.[4]
Lord Ulster is 21st in the line of succession to the British Throne. He has been seen more rarely in the public eye than his two sisters, Lady Davina Lewis and Lady Rose Gilman.
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles
- 24 October 1974–present Earl of Ulster
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Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 24 October 1974 |
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| Preceded by The Duke of Gloucester |
Line of succession to the British Throne 21st position |
Succeeded by Lord Culloden |
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Line of succession to the Dukedom of Gloucester 1st position |
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| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Fife |
Gentlemen Earl of Ulster |
Succeeded by Earl of St Andrews |
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