The royal family just had their very first same-sex wedding

The Queen’s cousin, Lord Ivar Mountbatten, just made history being the first member of the extended royal family to have a same-sex wedding, marrying his partner James Coyle.

Unlike many couples in the royal family who opt for very public weddings, the pair tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on Lord Mountbatten’s estate the county of Devon.

The 55-year-old was previously married to Penelope ‘Penny’ Thompson for 17 years, from 1994 to 2010, and they had three daughters together – Ella, 22, Alexandra, 20, and Louise, 16.

However, the couple stayed on good terms as Penny was present at the ceremony with their three daughters, and even walked her ex-husband down the aisle, which Lord Mountbatten revealed back in June.

Whilst it was a private affair, the third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, once removed, shared the news on Instagram on Monday he wed James.

“Well we did it finally! It was an amazing day despite the miserable British weather,” Lord Mountbatten wrote.

He also thanked his three “gorgeous girls for being so understanding and supportive” and his new husband James “for just being perfect”.

It’s not clear if any members of the immediate royal family were in attendance, but regardless Lord Mountbatten and husband James have made history.

After coming out as gay five years ago, Lord Mountbatten has previously spoken about the struggles of not being open about his sexuality.

“I had a really happy childhood but I could never tell my parents I was gay,” he said in an interview with the Daily Mail back in June.

“In 15, 20 years’ time people will struggle to understand how we came to be having such conversations.

“People will look back and say, ‘What’s the big deal?’ But for our generation it was.”

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