The latest series of The Traitors US is set to welcome a Royal contestant for the first time, as Lord Ivar Mountbatten has officially been confirmed to be joining the star-studded lineup. The 61 year old Royal boasts a number of connections to the family, including who himself is Ivar's second cousin. Yet it isn't just the monarch that Ivar is close to, as he also shares a strong bond with Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie, both of whom are godparents to his daughters.
In a similar reciprocal fashion, Ivar is also the proud godfather to their daughter Lady Louise Windsor. Even more interestingly, Ivar also made history back in 2016 when he came out as gay, before going on to become the first member of the Royal family to have a same-sex wedding to his now-husband James Coyle in 2018. Prior to revealing his sexuality, Ivar had been married for 17 years to wife Penelope Anne Vere Thompson, however the couple decided to divorce in 2011 but remained good friends - so much so, she even walked him down the aisle at his wedding to James! In addition to his strong family connections, following the death of his own father in April 1970, Ivar previously came to think of the late as a father figure and previously recounted how much the late Duke of Edinburgh had supported him following his father's demise.
Lord Ivar shared with The Telegraph: "Prince Philip, then 49, and Uncle Dickie stepped up and supported my mother, who'd been left a widow aged just 31. She was hugely grateful to the .
