King Charles cousin lately made headlines together with his remarks about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on the US model of The Traitors.
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, 61-year-old father of three who’s collaborating within the third season of the present hosted by Alan Cumming, spoke candidly about his royal connections.
When requested about his fame in the course of the present, which premiered on January 9, Lord Ivar stated, “I used to be born with a really good final identify—Mountbatten. It is among the Royal Family’s surnames.”
Prince Harry and Meghan’s youngsters, Archie and Lilibet, additionally carry the Mountbatten-Windsor surname. Lord Ivar identified the connection, saying, “Harry and Meghan’s youngsters are referred to as Mountbatten-Windsor. [King Charles III] is my second cousin.”
Archie, born in 2019, initially held the identify Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. In 2022, following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III, Archie and his sister, Lilibet, had been entitled to make use of the titles of Prince and Princess underneath a 1917 royal decree.
Lord Ivar, an prolonged member of the Royal Family, can also be identified for making historical past in 2018 by marrying his companion, James Coyle, marking the primary same-sex wedding ceremony throughout the Royal Family’s prolonged circle.
