Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster

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Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 24 October 1974), is a member of the British royal family and the only son of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester. He is the heir apparent to the dukedom of Gloucester and is the second cousin of Charles III. He is also sometimes referred to as Alex Ulster.[1]

Early life and education

Alexander Windsor was born prematurely on 24 October 1974 at St Mary's Hospital, London.[2][3][4] He is the only son of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.[5] since September 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., he is 33rd in the line of succession to the British throne.[6]

Windsor attended Eton College and later graduated with a degree in war studies from King's College London in 1996. He subsequently trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[7]

Military career

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,[8] and to the rank of captain on 16 October 2000.[9] He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Kosovo in 2002, as well as Iraq.[7] On 14 January 2003, he transferred from a Short Service Commission to an Intermediate Regular Commission.[10] 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.[11]

Since leaving the Army, he has worked in non-governmental organisation roles, and is a director of the Transnational Crisis Project.[12]

Marriage and family

On 22 June 2002, Ulster married Claire Booth, a physician, at the Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace.[13] Lady Ulster is a professor of Gene Therapy and Paediatric Immunology at University College London's Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.[14] The couple have two children:

  • Xan Richard Anders Windsor, Lord Culloden (born 12 March 2007)[15][16]
  • Lady Cosima Rose Alexandra Windsor (born 20 May 2010)[17]

Ulster continues to make public appearances at state events alongside other members of the extended royal family, including the 2022 state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the 2023 coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.[18][19]

Honours

Ribbons of Earl of Ulster
File:NATO Medal w Służbie Pokoju i Wolności BAR.svg File:General Service Medal 1962 BAR.svg File:Iraq Medal BAR.svg File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg
File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg File:UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg File:UK King Charles III Coronation Medal BAR.svg
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Other
Template:Flagu 6 February 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg [20]
Template:Flagu 22 May 1998 NATO Kosovo Medal File:NATO Medal w Służbie Pokoju i Wolności BAR.svg [20][21]
Template:Flagu 6 February 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg [20][22]
6 February 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg [20][23]
6 February 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal File:UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg [20][24]
6 May 2023 King Charles III Coronation Medal File:UK King Charles III Coronation Medal BAR.svg [25]
General Service Medal File:General Service Medal 1962 BAR.svg [20]
Iraq Medal File:Iraq Medal BAR.svg [20]

References

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Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
Lines of succession
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Earl of Ulster
grandson of Henry
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