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.

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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)

Origin

St Mary's Hospital, United Kingdom

Occupation

military personnel

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Tiger

University

Eton College

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Windsor%2C%20Earl%20of%20Ulster
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q621866

Tags

• military personnel

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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