Major-General Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey Bruce of Crionaich CB OBE VR DL (born 25 June 1960), is a Scottish television journalist[2] and former senior officer in the British Army Reserves who served as Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 2019 until 2024.

[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.

Bruce commanded the TA Media Operations Group before his appointment as Governor of Edinburgh Castle[5] and continues to serve as an officer of arms in the Royal Household.

The following year, he erected a cairn at Sallachy in Sutherland, in memory of his orderly in the Falklands, Guardsman James Reynolds, from the village of Bridge of Weir in Renfrewshire, who was killed in action while rescuing a wounded comrade, who survived.

[22] Queen Elizabeth II appointed Bruce as one of her heralds on 7 October 1998 as Fitzalan Pursuivant,[23] and he has served as a member of the Royal Company of Archers,[24] the Sovereign's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland, since 1990.

He also advised on the minutiae of early 20th-century society protocol, in such subjects as dress, posture, the serving of food and even on matters that might initially appear trivial, such as the use of vocabulary or the correct way to step out of a car.

[25] Bruce has lectured widely throughout Britain, Europe and the United States; his subjects range from the last Tsars of Russia to British monarchy and the Vatican.