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Queen's cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten opens up about 'royal family's first gay wedding' Lord Ivar Mountbatten also said that the British royal family is also a "normal family" and has its ups and downs. May 11, 2021 10:41 BST Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, broke barriers when he tied the knot with partner James Coyle in 2018, reportedly marking the first-ever same-sex marriage in the extended British royal family. Lord Ivar recently opened up about the iconic wedding, and confessed that it was him who pushed his partner to marry even though the latter did not agree init...

Article content Prince Michael of Kent, the Queen’s cousin and an honorary military patron, has been caught in a media sting offering to sell South Korean gold traders his royal access to the Russian Kremlin. Prince Michael, 78, who is also a member of the Russian aristocracy and is related to the last Tsar, Nicholas II, told undercover reporters posing as South Korean investment executives he was “very excited” to work with them, including making a speech from his Kensington Palace home in exchange for US$200,000, and making introductions on a future trip to Russia in exchange for $50,...

Prince Philip Was The Queen's 'Strength And Stay' He passed away at the age of 99. Apr 18, 2021 As the world reacts to the sad news that Prince Philip has died, we take a look back at his life as the Queen's constant companion. These words and pictures are taken from The Queen: A Life In Pictures. Throughout his life Prince Philip was a constant presence by the Queen’s side. Just as Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning British monarch, Philip held the record as the longest-serving consort. The couple was married for more than 70 years, and theirs was a love match right from...

Getty Images The Queen and Prince Philip married in 1947, 74 years ago, making history as the longest marriage of any British sovereign. Back then they were, of course, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, tying the knot in the rather austere years of post-war Britain. So, what really happened on their wedding day? Here’s what went down on the Big Day itself. The engagement The Queen and Prince Philip’s love story began back in 1939. Princess Elizabeth was just 13 years old, her dashing distant cousin, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, was five years her senior a...

BBC News Published image captionPrince Philip supported more than 800 organisations over his decades of service Charities were an essential part of the Duke of Edinburgh's working life as a member of the Royal Family. Many of the 800 organisations he supported were in London and without his efforts, parts of the city could look very different today. Prince Philip was always "very hands on" when it came to the groups he helped, according to Ian Lloyd, author of The Duke: 100 Chapters in the Life of Prince Philip. "He really carved out his own role. He didn't have a role at the beginning [of t...