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Other names Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor Spouse Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster (m. 2002) Children Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden, Lady Cosima Windsor Parents Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester Grandparents Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Asger Henriksen Similar People Claire Windsor - Countess, Prince Richard - Duke of G, Lady Davina Lewis, Lady Rose Gilman, Birgitte - Duchess of Gloucester | ||
Major Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 24 October 1974 in London), is the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and 25th in line to the British throne.
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As heir apparent to the dukedom of Gloucester, he is accorded the courtesy title Earl of Ulster, but is commonly known as Alex Ulster.
Education and career
Lord Ulster was educated at Eton College, England before going up to King's College London where he read War Studies, graduating in 1996 as BA (London); he then attended 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, and to the rank of captain on 16 October 2000. He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Kosovo in 2002, as well as Iraq. He served in the MND(SE) as an Information Operations staff officer. In 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. On 14 January 2003, he transferred from a Short Service Commission to an Intermediate Regular Commission. 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.
Since leaving military service, Ulster has worked as director of Transnational Crisis Project.
Family life
Ulster married Claire Booth, a physician, on 22 June 2002 at the Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace. The couple have two children:
Ulster is 25th in the line of succession to the British Throne since May 2015. He has been seen less often in public than his younger sisters, Lady Davina Lewis and Lady Rose Gilman; however, he featured prominently during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee service at St Paul's Cathedral on 5 June 2012, being seated directly behind Queen Elizabeth II.