Lord Ivar Mountbatten made history when he came out as gay, becoming the first openly gay member of the royal family. In addition, the monarch even had a same-sex wedding, which was watched by the whole of the UK. The 61-year-old cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II grew up in tradition, and his first marriage was to a woman, HELLO writes.
Read on to find out what else is known about the lord. Early life Ivar is the son of Janet Mercedes Bryce and David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven. He was educated at Gordonstoun Boarding School in Scotland, where King Charles and Prince Philip studied.
The royal also attended college in Vermont in the United States. Connections to the royal family Ivar is the great-great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria and a relative of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. His father, David, was the godson of the Duke of Windsor, a godfather at the wedding of the Queen and Prince Philip, and a mentor to the then Prince Charles.
Princess Margaret and Prince Edward attended Ivar's first wedding, and he is the godfather of Lady Louise Windsor, the niece of the current king. First marriage Ivar married Penny Thompson in April 1994, and she knew that her husband was bisexual. The couple was married for 16 years and divorced in 2010.
At the time, Ivar told The Daily Mail, "In the end, Penny didn't feel loved enough, she wanted more from her husband than she could get from me. Given my orientation, I was very surprised that she married me in the first pl.