About Alastair Bruce of Crionaich
Major-General Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey Bruce of Crionaich (born 25 June 1960), is a British television journalist and former senior officer in the British Army Reserves who served as Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 2019 until 2024. 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. He has been a commentator on many major state events in the United Kingdom, including the state visit of Pope Benedict XVI in 2010, the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023, and the deaths and funerals of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 2002, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 2021, and Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. Bruce commanded the TA Media Operations Group before his appointment as Governor of Edinburgh Castle and continues to serve as an officer of arms in the Royal Household. == Early life and education == Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey Bruce was born on 25 June 1960 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, the younger son of Lieutenant Commander Henry Victor Bruce of Salloch and Helen Vernon Wallop née William-Powlett, daughter and co-heiress of Vice Admiral Sir Peveril William-Powlett. His great-grandfather was the 8th Earl of Elgin. Brought up in Hampshire, he spent much of his childhood in Sutherland, in the far north of the Scottish Highlands, where his parents owned the Sallachy Estate near the village of Lairg. Bruce was educated at Milton Abbey School, an independent boarding school for boys (now co-educational), in Milton Abbas, Dorset, before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Berkshire. == Life and career == === Armed forces === Commissioned in the British Army, in 1979, Bruce was promoted, the following year, to lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards. He served as a regular officer for four years, seeing active service in the Falklands War of 1982.
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