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Queen Elizabeth's is expected to wed the first same-sex royal weddg this summer — but he is far om the first gay Brish royal, acrdg to historians.

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‘THE KG AND HIS HBAND’: THE GAY HISTORY OF BRISH ROYALS

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Manvendra Sgh Gohil beme the first openly gay prce the world when he me out 2006. Queen Elizabeth's Lord Ivar Mountbatten me out as gay  September 2016. Philippe I, the De of Orléans, was known and often cricized for drsg women's clothg and his homosexualy was monly acknowledged.

" While the terms gay, queer, or even bisexual were rarely directly ed to scribe the royal, his relatnships wh men were well-documented.

Philippe later married Prcs Palate Elizabeth Charlotte, who slept separate bedchambers and was generally fivg of what she lled "the Italian vice, " a lloquial term for homosexualy that era. Shortly after he took the throne followg the abditn of his father Kg Victor Emmanuel III, Umberto was outed the prs as homosexual.

'THE KG AND HIS HBAND': THE LTLE-KNOWN GAY HISTORY OF BRISH ROYALS

For much of history, LGBTQ+ royalty need to hi their inti. Even though some societi embraced homosexualy, most refed to accept a gay ... * gay royals british *

Acrdg to World of Wonr, he also told an Italian newspaper that gay clubs like the Flamgo were among his favore plac to spend time and equently partied on Fire Island, a known lotn for the LGBTQ+ muny to e together.

MEET THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MEMBER OF THE BRISH ROYAL FAY

Lord Ivar Mountbatten wrote an say for The Inpennt about his experience g out as gay. He married his hband, Jam, 2018. * gay royals british *

Lord Ivar Mountbatten is the first extend member of the Brish royal fay to e out as gay.

BRISH ROYAL FAY'S FIRST GAY WEDDG: LORD MOUNTBATTEN TO MARRY JAM COYLE

Lord Ivar Mountbatten, who is related to both Queen Elizabeth and her late hband Prce Philip, married his partner Jam Coyle 2018 two years after g out publicly as gay. Prce Manvendra Sgh Gohil publicly me out an terview to a lol newspaper 2006, beg the first openly gay royal the untry.

"THE KG AND HIS HBAND": THE GAY HISTORY OF BRISH ROYALS

He was 41 at the 2018, homosexualy was illegal India unr a lonial era law that mand up to life imprisonment for anyone mtg sexual acts "agast the orr of nature.

GAY ROYAL WEDDG! QUEEN ELIZABETH'S CO IVAR WILL MARRY PARTNER — AND HIS EX-WIFE WILL GIVE HIM AWAY

Today, Gohil is fightg to outlaw gay nversn therapy India and fight the stigma agast the LGBTQ muny the untry.

QUEEN ELIZABETH'S LORD IVAR MOUNTBATTEN SAYS WAS 'ALARMG' TO BE NAMED 'THE FIRST GAY ROYAL'

William II, lled "Ruf" for his reddish plexn, never married or fathered children, leadg to speculatn that he was gay. There is signifint evince that he was gay, although historians differ on this pot. Richard has been portrayed equently on stage and film; The Ln Wter (1968), which he was played by Anthony Hopks, strongly suggted he was gay, while Sean Connery offered a thoroughly heterosexual pictn Rob Hood: Prce of Thiev (1991) urty Natnal Portra Gallery of London.

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