Queen's cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten ties the knot with new husband in first-ever gay marriage in the extended royal family
Lord Ivar Mountbatten caused quite the uproar two years ago when he confessed to struggling with his sexuality throughout the course of his 16-year marriage with now ex-wife Penelope Thompson and officially came out as gay. This past June, he announced that he would be marrying boyfriend James Coyle, an airline cabin services director he met while at a ski resort in Verbier.
The pair finally tied the knot this past Saturday, September 22, in a private ceremony on Mountbatten's estate in Bridwell Park, Uffculme, Devon, which had been converted into an exclusive-use venue for weddings, corporate functions, and business events following Ivar's divorce with Penelope. The event was a watershed one, marking the first-ever same-sex marriage in the extended royal family.