Alastair Bruce of Crionaich

Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey Bruce of Crionaich, KStJ OBE (born 25 June 1960), is the Royal, Religious and National Events Commentator for Sky News, the 24-hour television news service operated by Sky Television, part of British Sky Broadcasting. He has also worked for the BBC, and is an historical advisor for several feature films and the ITV series Downton Abbey. He serves as one of the royal heralds at the College of Arms, and has held the position Fitzalan Pursuivant since 1998.

Bruce has commentated on most major national 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 funerals of the Princess of Wales and the Queen Mother in 1997 and 2002 respectively. He is a godfather to Viscount Severn, the son of Prince Edward.

Bruce was born on 25 June 1960, the son of Lieutenant-Commander Henry Victor Bruce of Salloch and Helen Vernon Wallop William-Powlett. He is the youngest of four siblings, his sisters being Robina Helen and Lucinda Jane Bruce, and his brother Peveril John Bruce of Salloch, younger. He was brought up in Hampshire in south-east England, but 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.

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