| Countess of Ulster | |
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| Born | Claire Alexandra Booth 29 December 1977 Sheffield |
| Other names | Claire Alexandra Windsor Dr Claire Booth |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster |
| Children | Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden Lady Cosima Windsor |
| Parents | Robert Booth Barbara Patricia Hitchin |
Claire Alexandra Windsor, Countess of Ulster (née Booth; born 29 December 1977) is the wife of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, the son and heir of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester. She was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and went up to King's College London to read Medicine, graduating in 2001 with the degree of BSc.
Claire is the elder child of Robert Booth, FCMI, of Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire (originally from Rotherham and a scion of the ancient Cheshire Booth family) by his wife Barbara Patricia (daughter of Wilfred Robert Hitchin). Her younger sister, Joanne, was born in 1979.
Lord Ulster married her on 22 June 2002 at The Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace, when she became formally entitled Countess of Ulster, or Lady Ulster. However, being a physician by profession, she prefers to remain known as Dr Claire Booth. Lady Ulster was a Paediatric specialist registrar, and now is qualified as a Consultant Paediatrician with the General Medical Council.[1]
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Lord and Lady Ulster had their first child, a son, Xan Richard Anders, Lord Culloden, on 12 March 2007, and their second child, a daughter, Cosima Rose Alexandra, on 20 May 2010.[2] Their children hold the courtesy styles of "Lord" and "Lady" although those styles will not become titles until the current Duke of Gloucester is deceased.
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| Preceded by The Duchess of Westminster |
Ladies Countess of Ulster |
Succeeded by Countess of St Andrews |