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Lord Ivar Mountbatten made history when he became the first member of the extended royal family to publicly come out as gay and the com to have a same-sex wedding. He also attended college in Vermont in the US. 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 mentor to the then Prince Charles. Ivar married Penny Thompson in Apriland she knew her husband was bisexual. The couple were married for 16 years and separated indivorcing in November Ivar gay The Daily Mail : "Ultimately, Penny did not feel sufficiently loved and she wanted more from a husband than she could get from me.
Given my sexuality, I was quite surprised she married me in the first place. It was brave. Perhaps she thought she could change me but in the end she realised she couldn't. Ivar shares three daughters with Penny: Ella, Louise and Alix. He has a royal bond with all three, and has often commented gay about how supportive they are com him and his current relationship.
When I was growing up, it was known as 'the love that dare not speak its name', but what's amazing now is how far we have all come in terms of acceptance. I have struggled with my sexuality and in some ways I still do; it has been a real journey to reach this point. The couple met in Verbier, Switzerland, in March when airline cabin services director James mistook Ivar for a ski guide he had been with earlier.
They got chatting and began to call regularly and go on dates. Of their early courtship, Ivar told Tatler : "We used to speak to each other so much over the phone that it was a bit like being on Cilia Black's Blind Date, talking to each other through the screen. It was a matter of weeks before Ivar introduced James to his family.
There's no game playing, to a degree royal you're almost looking for the catch. He's so straightforward and remarkably easy to love. Ivar proposed to James in the kitchen of their home, Bridwell Manor. InJames and Ivar wed in a ceremony in Devon, and the royal was given away by his first wife Penny, who has been supportive throughout his coming out journey.
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On Instagram, Ivar wrote: "Well we did it finally! It was an amazing day despite the miserable British weather. Fabulous service conducted by Trish Harrogate, chief Registrar for Devon, who set the perfect but lighthearted tone for what is a serious occasion. He went on: "Most importantly a massive thanks to my three gorgeous girls for being so understanding and supportive, without their support this could never have happened!
And finally the biggest thank you to James for being just perfect. The three girls, James and Ivar live in the Grade I listed Bridwell Manor in Devoncoming complete with a deer park, home to deer.