Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, says he has found love with airline executive James Coyle.
For the first time, a member of the British royal family has come out as LGBT. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, came out as gay in an interview this weekend and spoke openly about his partner.
’“‘Coming out’ is such a funny phrase, but it’s what I suppose I did in a rather roundabout way, emerging to a place I’m happy to be,” he told the Mail. “I have struggled with my sexuality and in some ways I still do; it has been a real journey to reach this point.” […]
For his part, Coyle said, “I was driven into the closet by not wanting to come to terms with who I was and facing friends and family in the early years. I buried it. I even had girlfriends as I tried to work out what I wanted to be. It was not an easy time in my teens or 20s. I’m just so pleased now to have found someone who I am happy to call my partner. My work involves a lot of travel. For the first time I have had someone to come home to.”
Awwww.
