Gay members of the royal family

Just over a month after Prince Harry married American actress Meghan Markle, the extended British royal family will have its first same-sex wedding. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a distant cousin of.

Pictured here on the right with his husband James Coyle, Mountbatten became the first member of the British royal family to come out as openly gay when he announced he was dating Coyle.

Throughout history, royals have been members of the LGBTQ community. Manvendra Singh Gohil became the world's first openly gay prince when he came out in Queen Elizabeth's cousin Lord.

Many royals of the past had to keep their LGBTQ+ identities a secret. However, some modern royals like Prince Manvendra of India and Lord Ivar Mountbatten are breaking barriers by.

Like all families, the British royal family has had LGBTQ + members. Here we look at those who are known or believed to have been part of the community over time —with two honorable ally.

Just over a month after Prince Harry married American actress Meghan Markle, the extended British royal family will have its first same-sex wedding. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a distant cousin of.

Here are six historical and contemporary queer royal figures. Prince Manvendra is an Indian royal, considered to be the very first prince to ever come out as gay. He came out in and was met with a great deal of backlash from Indian society, even receiving death threats. In , Manvendra married an American man.

Pictured here on the right with his husband James Coyle, Mountbatten became the first member of the British royal family to come out as openly gay when he announced he was dating Coyle.