Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster

Major Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 24 October 1974) is a former British Army officer and only son of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.

Major Lord Ulster
Born	Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor St Mary's Hospital, London, England
Other names	Alex Ulster
Alma mater	King's College London
Spouse(s)	Claire Booth ( m. 2002)
Children	2
Parents	Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (father) Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (mother)
Relatives	House of Windsor
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1998–2008
Rank	Major
Unit	King's Royal Hussars
Battles/wars	Kosovo War Iraq War
Awards	see Honours

Coat of arms of Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster.

As heir apparent to the dukedom of Gloucester, he is accorded the courtesy title Earl of Ulster, but is commonly known as Alex Ulster.[1]

Early life

Lord Ulster was born on 24 October 1974 at St Mary's Hospital, London, the eldest child and only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. At birth he was ninth in the line of succession to the British throne but is now 28th as of May 2019.

Education and career

Educated at Eton College, Lord Ulster went up to King's College London where he read War Studies, graduating in 1996 as BA (London), before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Ulster was commissioned in the King's Royal Hussars on 10 April 1998 as a subaltern (Second Lieutenant) with seniority from 14 April 1995; he was given the service number 548299. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 10 April 1998 with seniority from 14 April 1997,[2] and to the rank of Captain on 16 October 2000.[3] He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Kosovo in 2002, as well as Iraq. Serving as an information operations staff officer in MND (SE), at Basrah he was responsible for advising on divisional level KLE, monitoring atmospherics within the city and advising on the communications strategy pertinent to the handover of Basrah Palace.[1] On 14 January 2003, he transferred from a Short Service Commission to an Intermediate Regular Commission.[4] On 28 April 2008, he was appointed to the Reserve of Officers, signalling his retirement from the British Army with the rank of acting Major.[5]

Since leaving the Army, Lord Ulster has worked in non-governmental organisation roles, and is a director of Transnational Crisis Project.[6]

Marriage

Ulster married Claire Alexandra Booth (born 29 December 1977), a physician, on 22 June 2002 at the Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace.[7] Born at Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Booth went up to King's College, London to study medicine, graduating MBBS in 2001, and MSc in 2007 from University College, London, before taking a PhD (London) in 2012.[8] The elder child of Robert Booth, FCMI (1948–2006) and Barbara née Hitchin,[7] Lady Ulster qualified as a paediatric specialist registrar, after which she became a consultant paediatrician.[9]

Lord and Lady Ulster have two children:

• Xan Richard Anders Windsor, Lord Culloden (born 2007)[10][11] who is currently 29th in line to the British throne[12]
• Lady Cosima Rose Alexandra Windsor (born 20 May 2010)[13] who is currently 30th in line to the British throne.

Honours

• – General Service Medal
• – NATO Kosovo Medal
• – Iraq Medal
• – Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal
• – Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

References

1. "Alex Ulster". Crisis Project. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
2. "No. 55136". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 May 1998. p. 5819.
3. "No. 56055". The London Gazette. 12 December 2000. p. 13980.
4. "No. 56880". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2003. pp. 3414–3415.
5. "No. 58811". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 September 2008. p. 13339.
6. TRAC
7. "Dr. Claire Alexandra Booth". burkespeerage.com. The Peerage. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
8. "Iris View Profile". iris.ucl.ac.uk. Institutional Research Information Service. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
9. "Dr Claire Booth". www.ich.ucl.ac.uk. UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
10. "Royal Family: Who's Who!". woman&home. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
11. "Ulster birth announcement". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
12. "Succession". The British Monarchy. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
13. "ULSTER - Births Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Announcements. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
Lines of succession
Preceded by The Duke of Gloucester	Succession to the British throne Earl of Ulster (grandson of Henry, son of George V)	Followed by Lord Culloden
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Duke of Fife	Gentlemen Earl of Ulster	Succeeded by Earl of St Andrews