Queen Elizabeth's cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten says it was 'alarming' to be named 'the primary homosexual royal'

• Lord Ivar Mountbatten stated it was “alarming” to be named Britain’s “first homosexual royal.”
• Queen Elizabeth’s cousin wrote an essay in The Unbiased about his popping out expertise.
• He stated it was much less traumatic than the “rejection, bullying and abuse” his husband confronted.

Lord Ivar Mountbatten, cousin to the late Queen Elizabeth II, opened up in an essay for The Unbiased about what it was like to return out as Britain’s “first homosexual royal.”

The essay revealed on Sunday was titled “Because the ‘first homosexual royal’, I owe every thing to those that struggled for LGBT acceptance.”

Within the essay, Mountbatten wrote about attending Brighton Pleasure for the primary time along with his husband, James Coyle, in 2019, and added that his popping out expertise was “quite a bit much less traumatic” than Coyle’s, who he stated endured “rejection, bullying and abuse.”

“That stated, having the world’s press shine an enormous highlight on me in a single day proclaiming me ‘The First Homosexual Royal’ was nonetheless fairly alarming,” Mountbatten wrote.

“The response of my family and friends involved me quite a bit, and I puzzled if my world would out of the blue collapse round me,” he added.

Mountbatten was beforehand married to a lady named Penny for 17 years and so they have three daughters collectively. He had been open with Penny about his sexuality, Mountbatten wrote, and after they divorced in 2011 he began courting males. 

As Insider beforehand reported, Mountbatten got here out in 2016 and he turned the primary British royal to have a same-sex wedding ceremony when he and Coyle tied the knot in Devon, England, in 2018.

The Every day Mail reported on the time that Penny walked Mountbatten down the aisle, which was their daughters’ concept.

The ceremony was attended by 60 individuals, however no royal members of the family had been in attendance, Insider beforehand reported.

Mountbatten went on to jot down that his preliminary fears over his household’s response had been “unfounded.”

“Completely everybody was extremely supportive, and it quickly turned clear that within the scheme of issues, your sexuality is of no significance to others. In my case, it is honest to say that after I had made that very public leap out of the closet, I puzzled what all of the fuss was about,” he wrote.

“To those that have suffered and certainly nonetheless endure prejudice, persecution and even stay below the specter of a demise sentence, I’m humbled and in gratitude to them. For them, I’ll proceed to boost my rainbow flag with satisfaction,” he added later within the essay.

Mountbatten additionally unveiled plans to host Queer Spirit, a four-day pageant that celebrates all issues queer at his house in Bridwell Park, a rustic home property in Devon, England, between August 17 and August 21. Costs for weekend tickets begin at £125, or round $155 for adults, and concession weekend tickets value £75, or round $93.

Buckingham Palace didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.