The Queen’s cousin, Lord Ivar Mountbatten, has become the first member of the royal family to come out as gay. The divorced father of three revealed that he is dating a man after years of struggling with his sexuality. Mountbatten, 53, made the announcement in a joint interview with his new boyfriend James Coyle, 54, an airline cabin services director, whom he met on a skiing holiday last year. “I am a lot happier now, though I am still not 100% comfortable with being gay,” he told The Mail on Sunday. “‘Coming out” is such a funny phrase but it’s…

Source: The Times September 18, 2016 00:45 UTC