The 2023 film Red, White and Royal Blue , starring Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine, isn’t the only queer royal love story. Many royals of the past had to keep their LGBTQ+ identities a secret. However, some modern royals like Prince Manvendra of India and Lord Ivar Mountbatten are breaking barriers by being out-and-proud members of the royal class.
Prince Manvendra has founded the Lakshya Trust, a non-profit organisation that focuses on HIV and Aids prevention in India, as well as education, gender equity and other philanthropic and social causes. He is also fighting to end the practice of conversion “therapy” in the country, which is still legal. This Pride Month, here are six LGBTQ+ royals you may not have read about in your history books.
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