Journalist, senior British Army officer, and Governor of Edinburgh Castle
"Alastair Bruce" redirects here. For the hereditary peer, see Alastair Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare.
Alastair Bruce of Crionaich
Major General Bruce in 2019
Birth name
Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey Bruce[1]
Born
(1960-06-25) 25 June 1960 (age 63)[1] Winchester, Hampshire, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1979–present
Rank
Major General
Unit
Scots Guards General Staff
Commands held
Governor of Edinburgh Castle
Battles/wars
Falklands War Iraq War The Troubles
Awards
OBE VR
Spouse(s)
Stephen Knott
(m. 2021)
Relations
Earls of Elgin and Kincardine
Other work
Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary Dir. Ceremonies, Order of St John
Major-General Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey BruceOBE VR DL (born 25 June 1960), is a journalist and television correspondent,[2] and a senior British Army reservist and officer of arms in the Royal Household. He commanded the TA Media Operations Group before being appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2019.[3]
Royal, Religious and National Events Commentator for Sky News, Bruce was previously engaged by the BBC, and was historical adviser to several feature films and the ITV series Downton Abbey.[4] He has commentated on many major state events in the United Kingdom, including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the Royal Wedding in 2011, the Papal Visit in 2010, and the deaths and funerals of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, The Queen Mother in 2002, The Duke of Edinburgh in 2021, and Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
^ abMosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1297–1298. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
^"Alastair Bruce and Dame Joanna Lumley join Sky News for the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort in Ultra HD". Sky News. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^"Handover of the Governor of Edinburgh Castle". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^How Downton minds its manners Publisher: The Daily Telegraph. Published: 16 September 2011. Retrieved: 17 May 2013.
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