Lord Montbatten (upper left) (photo by News Corporation, Australia)
This year, the royal family will usher in its first homosexual love wedding in history, and Queen Elizabeth's cousin will marry her partner, according to Australian News Corporation.
Lord (Lord Ivar Mountbatten), 55, is the Queen's third cousin and will be married to his partner, Coy James (James Coyle), in the coming months.
Lord Montbatten divorced his wife, Penny (Penny Mountbatten), in 2010 and has three children. In 2016, Lord Montbatten officially came out of the cabinet.
Prior to his announcement, Lord Montbatten had "fought" his sexual orientation during his 16-year marriage.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Lord Montbatten revealed that Penny was trying to uncover his "secret" when the couple's three daughters, 22-year-old Ella, 20-year-old Alex and 15-year-old Luli, came up with the idea.
"it made me very sensitive, and I was really moved." Said Penny.
Lord Montbatten. (photo by News Corporation, Australia)
It is gratifying that the three have established a firm friendship. Lord Montbatten also often joked about himself with Penny and James, saying they were the Joy trio.
"Now Ival (James) is relieved. He was more amiable than before. He learned to cook. I'm calling him Fanny Cradock." Penny said. "He may not notice that hiding his sexual orientation is a torture for him."
"now that he's' out', he's completely a different person. Everyone said he was happier than ever. " Said Penny.
Lord Montbatten said he had "never thought" that he would marry another man, and that before he came out, he thought he would be "a heterosexual all his life".
"now all my best friends have accepted James. I told everyone,'I found the'he'- it's a buddy. " They just started out laughing. Then when they met James, one of their friends said,'if I were homosexual love, I would have chosen him, too,'"Lord Montbatten said.
They didn't go through the marriage proposal, and Lord Montbatten said he and James agreed to marry because they "accepted this great love."
Lord Montparton and James will be married in the next few months and will invite 120 guests to a private church in (Devon) 's royal private property in Devon.