Claire Booth
Countess of Ulster | |
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| Born | Claire Alexandra Booth 28 December 1977 |
| Other names | Claire Alexandra Windsor Dr Claire Booth |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster |
| Children | Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden Lady Cosima Windsor |
| Parent(s) | Robert Booth Barbara Patricia Hitchin |
Claire Alexandra Windsor, Countess of Ulster (née Booth; born 29 December 1977) is the wife of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, the son and heir of HRH The 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Duchess of Gloucester. She was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and went up to King's College London to read Medicine, graduating in 2001 with the degree of BSc.
Claire is the elder child of Robert Booth, FCMI, of Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire (originally from Rotherham and a scion of the ancient Cheshire Booth family) by his wife Barbara Patricia (daughter of Wilfred Robert Hitchin). Her younger sister, Joanne, was born in 1979.
Lord Ulster married her on 22 June 2002 at The Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace, when she became formally entitled Countess of Ulster, or Lady Ulster. However, being a physician by profession, she prefers to remain known as Dr Claire Booth. Lady Ulster was a Paediatric Specialist Registrar, and now is qualified as a Consultant Paediatrician with the General Medical Council.[1]
Children
Lord and Lady Ulster had their first child, a son, Xan Richard Anders, Lord Culloden, on 12 March 2007, and their second child, a daughter, Cosima Rose Alexandra, on 20 May 2010.[2]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles
- 28 December 1977– September 2001: Miss Claire Booth
- September 2001– 22 June 2002: Dr Claire Booth
- 22 June 2002– present: Countess of Ulster
Arms
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Notes
References
- ^ "Molecular Immunology at the UCL Institute of Child Health: Staff List". Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. 9 June 2009.
- ^ Telegraph Announcements
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