Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster

Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, is a reminder to me of how much of royal life happens quietly off-stage. The only son of the Duke of Gloucester and heir apparent to that dukedom, he's a second cousin of Charles III, yet he's spent his career as military personnel rather than chasing headlines. Eton-educated and sometimes simply called Alex Ulster, he occupies that low-profile tier of the family that does duty without celebrity. I find that restraint quietly admirable. In an age where proximity to a crown is so easily monetised, choosing service and relative anonymity feels like its own kind of statement.

Name (English)

Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンダー・ウィンザー

Reading

あれくさんだー・うぃんざー

Born

October 24, 1974 (age 51)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Tiger

Origin

St Mary's Hospital, United Kingdom

Occupation

military personnel

University

Eton College

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC

Tags

• military personnel

Last updated

2026-06-02

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