Els dos homes que veuen a la fotografia que acompanya aquesta peça es diuen Lord Ivar Mountbatten i James Coyle.

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I d'aquí a unes setmanes seran el primer matrimoni homosexual de la reialesa. Un casament històric que farà ombra al de Meghan i Enric de fa unes setmanes.

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Lord Ivar té 55 anys i és cosí de la reina Isabel II. I a finals d'estiu es casarà amb la seva parella, James, de 56 anys, a qui va conèixer a una estació d'esquí. Ho faran en una cerimònia íntima en una petita capella privada del sud d'Anglaterra, i a la festa posterior hi haurà uns 120 convidats, tot i que "no hi haurà dos homes amb esmòquing a un pastís, ni coloms blancs ni qualsevol cosa repipi o artificial", segons els nuvis.

 

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El matrimoni és el resultat de la decisió que va prendre fa dos anys el cosí de la reina, al fer pública la seva sexualitat. Una decisió que segons la seva dona, Penny Thompson, el va alliberar: "està més relaxat i amable. S'ha convertit en un gran cuiner. Ara que ha sortit de l'armari tot el món diu que està molt més feliç".

 

This summer, Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, will marry his partner James Coyle at what will become the first same-sex wedding of a member of the British royal family. Ivar, a great-great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, came out in 2016, becoming the first member of the family to do so, and revealed he was in a relationship with James. Ivar was previously married to a woman, Penny, and shares three daughters with her. He told her before their engagement that he is bisexual. Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex and the Queen’s late sister Princess Margaret had attended Ivar and Penny's wedding. Penny told The Daily Mail in comments posted on Friday that she will give her ex-husband away at his wedding to James. "It was the girls' idea," she said. "It makes me feel quite emotional. I'm really very touched." "Sophie and Edward know of our plans and are really excited for us," Ivar told the newspaper, referring to his longtime friend and the Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, and his wife. "Sadly they can't come to the wedding. Their diaries are arranged months in advance and they're not around, but they adore James. Everyone adores him." James told the newspaper that the wedding ceremony will be small, with just close family and friends attending, while about 120 more people will join them for a reception. "For me, what's interesting is I don't need to get married because I've been there, done that and have my wonderful children; but I'm pushing it because I think it's important for him. James hasn't had the stable life I have," Ivar said, turning to his partner. "I want to be able to give you that." Source: E! news #loveisloveisloveislove #queenelizabeth #queenelizabethii #princephilip #princephillip #dukeofedinburgh #ivarmountbatten #princeedward #countessofwessex #princecharles #princewilliam #princeharry #katemiddleton #duchessofcambridge #meghanmarkle #duchessofsussex #princegeorge #princesscharlotte #princelouis #royalfamily #brf #britishroyalfamily #britishmonarchy #theroyalfamily

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Una felicitat que l'ha dut a donar-se el 'sí, ho vull' amb la seva parella i a formalitzar-ho en la que serà la primera boda homosexual de la monarquia. "Ho vull fer pel James, ja que ell no s'ha casat mai. Jo sí, no necessito fer-ho, però crec que és important per a ell". La curiositat, però, de l'enllaç, és que qui acompanyarà Lord Mountbatten del braç fins l'altar serà la seva pròpia ex, amb qui va estar casat 16 anys, i mare de les seves tres filles: "Va ser idea de les noies, i estic encantada", ha confessat Thompson.

 

Queen’s cousin becomes first member of royal family to come out as gay. ** * A member of the Royal Family has become the first ever to come out as #gay. * #LordIvarMountbatten, who has three children with ex-wife Penelope (Penny) Thompson, came out over the weekend saying he had struggled with his sexuality. * But now, he said he was happy to now be in a partnership with #JamesCoyle, an airline cabin services director. * The couple met while skiing in Verbier, #Switzerland. * James shouted hello to Lord Mountbatten, who is something like 700th in line to the throne, thinking he was a guide he’d been skiing with earlier. There was a mutual attraction and it all snowballed from there. * ‘Penny was aware before we got married,’ he told the Mail on Sunday. ‘I told her I was bisexual, that my attraction went both ways. She was understanding and I will always be grateful to her. * ‘”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. I have struggled with my sexuality and in some ways I still do; it has been a real journey to reach this point.’ * He added: ‘Being a Mountbatten was never the problem. It was the generation into which I was born. When I was growing up, it was known as “the love that dare not speak its name”, but what’s amazing now is how far we have all come in terms of acceptance.’ * #phcity #phcitytraffic #portharcourt #lagos #abuja #africa #blogger #wesafrica #africa #riversstate #nigeria #regrann

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El casament ha aixecat molta expectació entre la ciutadania britànica i entre la monarquia. Pel que fa a la presència dels pesos pesants de la reialesa britànica, no està clar que Isabel II hi sigui present, com tampoc algun dels seus fills o néts.

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De moment, un 'no' segur i confirmat, el del príncep Eduard i la seva dona Sophie de Wessex, cosí i amics del Lord, que no podran ser-hi per motius d'agenda.