Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster

Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 24 October 1974), also known as Alex Ulster, is the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. He is in the line of succession to the British throne. As the heir-apparent of the Duke of Gloucester, he is accorded the courtesy title "Earl of Ulster".

Education and career
Lord Ulster was educated at Eton College, King's College London where he obtained a BA degree in War Studies in 1996, and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Ulster was commissioned into 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 subaltern (lieutenant) on 10 April 1998 with seniority from 14 April 1997. He was promoted to captain on 16 October 2000. 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. 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, in the rank of acting major.

Since leaving the army, he has been Director of Transnational Crisis Project, as Alex Ulster.

Family life
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)

Ulster is 23rd in the line of succession to the British Throne since July 2013. He has been seen more rarely in the public eye than his two sisters, Lady Davina Lewis and Lady Rose Gilman. He was however seen prominently throughout the Diamond Jubilee service at St Paul's Cathedral on 5 June 2012, being seated directly behind Queen Elizabeth II.

Titles

 * 24 October 1974–present: Earl of Ulster