Is lord ivar gay
Inside the royal family’s first ever same-sex attracted marriage as Lord admits ‘they don’t really talk about it’
He has been making a label for himself off the back of starring in The Traitors US, but Lord Ivar Mountbatten is also making history for entity a part of the British royal family's first-ever queer marriage.
The 62-year-old - who is King Charles' second cousin - married husband James Coyle back in 2018.
The happy couple had an intimate wedding in Devon, held in a chapel at Bridwell, Ivar's grand home.
It is his second wedding, after he had a much fancier affair for his first marriage to Penny Thompson assist in 1994, which had the likes of Princess Margaret and Prince Andrew in attendance.
There were no royals in attendance for the wedding of James and Ivar, who starred in the third season of The Traitors US, although they did invite the Earl and Countess of Wessex - his daughters' godparents - who 'sent their warmest wishes.'
Ivar's three daughters from his first marriage attended, along with 64 guests, who were treated to a gospel choir.
They had a very special
Meet Lord Ivar Mountbatten - the late Queen's gay cousin who made royal history
Lord Ivar Mountbatten made history when he became the first member of the extended royal family to publicly come out as gay and the first to have a same-sex wedding.
Read on for his story...
Early life
Ivar is the son of Janet Mercedes Bryce and David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven. He was educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland, the same school that educated King Charles and Prince Phillip. He also attended college in Vermont in the US.
Connections to the royals
Ivar is the great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria and is related to the late Queen and Prince Phillip. His father David was the godson of the Duke of Windsor, the best man at the wedding of the Queen and Prince Phillip, and a mentorto the then Prince Charles.
Princess Margaret and Prince Edward attended Ivar's first wedding and he is the godfather to Lady Louise Windsor.
First marriage
Ivar married Penny Thompson in April 1994, and she knew her husband was bisexual. They wed at the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Clare, Suffolk, followed by a Reception at Moyns Par
King Charles's Cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten Will Appear on The Traitors Season 3
Appearing on season three of The Traitors will be Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a member of the extended British royal family.
Mountbatten, 61, is the son of David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, and Janet Mercedes Bryce. Through his father, he's a second cousin of King Charles and a first cousin once removed of Prince Philip.
Janet Bryce, Lady Milford Haven pictured with her newborn son Ivar, 1963.
Mountbatten has something of an interesting biography. In 1994, he married Penelope Thompson, and they had three daughters: Ella (b. 1996), Alix (b. 1998), and Luli (b. 2002). Mountbatten and Thompson separated in 2010 and divorced in 2011, and in 2016, he came out as gay—making him the first member of the extended royal family to come out. He married flight attendant James Coyle in a private ceremony in 2018, again making history as the first member of the royal family to commit in a lgbtq+ wedding.
When he was asked about his decision to reach out and how it impacted the royals, he said he hoped it was a nice thing, but added, "They don't really talk about it. I mean, the ro
The ‘first gay royal’ and SigEp brother Lord Ivar Mountbatten
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a direct descendant of Queen Victoria and cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, is a prominent figure not only for his blue-blooded lineage but for his courage in being the first openly gay member of the British Royal Family. His journey from royalty to Sigma Phi Epsilon at Middlebury College (Vermont Beta, 86), and his openness about his sexuality, provides a impressive narrative of self-discovery and acceptance.
Prime Video and Attitude recently sat down with Mountbatten, his husband, and the ex-wife who walked him down the hallway on his wedding day.
Additional Reading:
As the ‘first gay royal’, I owe everything to those who struggled for LGBT acceptance
The Independent
Lord Ivar Mountbatten and his husband, James Coyle, welcome Tatler into their home at Bridwell Park
Matthew Bell