The is best described as a chaotic mix of reality stars, random siblings of actual famous people (hi, Dylan Efron), and—ah yes—a member of the British royal family. Meet Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a British aristocrat, gentleman farmer, geologist, event space host, and man who is casually related to . Lord Ivar felt the need to join when he’s busy being posh and royal all day is beyond any of us, but he’s already my favorite contestant of the season and it hasn’t even started filming yet.
Time for a deep dive! How Is Lord Ivar Related to the Royals, You Ask? ’Kay, so Lord Ivar’s dad was Marquess Mountbatten, and his grandfather was Marquess Mountbatten. Turns out, George was the oldest son of Marquess Mountbatten, who was married to Princess Victoria. Still with me? Cool.
Princess Victoria’s parents were Louis IV and Princess Alice, and Princess Alice’s mom happened to be Queen Victoria. Like, THE Queen Victoria: In other words, Lord Ivar is Queen Victoria’s great-great-great grandson. And King Charles is also Queen Victoria’s great-great-great grandson, meaning he and Lord Ivar are distant cousins (third? fourth?).
He Went to the Royal Family’s Fave Fancy School Remember on when Prince Charles got extremely emo about going to Gordonstoun School? Well, it happens to be the same school attended by Lord Ivar! Wow! Looks...
fun! He’s Married to James Coyle Lord Ivar and James Coyle tied the knot in 2018, making history as the first gay couple in the royal fa.
