King Charles's cousin, Lord Ivar Mountbatten, who also happens to be godfather to Lady Louise Windsor, has followed Prince Harry’s example by criticising his family in public.
The 62-year-old, who became the first member of the extended Royal Family to enter into a same-sex union in 2018, has given a candid interview.
He admitted he does not like his mother, the Marchioness of Milford Haven, accusing her of being “lazy.”
The remarks are particularly striking given that she is now 87 and increasingly frail.
King's cousin and Lady Louise's godfather accuses his mother of being ‘lazy’
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“My mother never looked after us at all,” Lord Ivar said on the Rosebud Podcast.
“We were brought up by this German nanny and we were always shipped off here and there, and that was fine.
“I’m not complaining, but what did irritate me and George [his brother] was, when our children were growing up, we would often say to her, ‘Why don’t you come down for Christmas?’, [and] ‘Why don’t you come down for the weekend?’
“Her stock answer was she ‘can’t be bothered’ and it stemmed from the fact she couldn’t be bothered to pack her suitcase because she didn’t know how to.”
Lord Ivar Mountbatten pictured with his mother, the Marchioness of Milford Haven
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He continued: “There’s no affection between my mother and I. She’s been bedridden since 2018, and it’s purely laziness.
“So that sort of irritated my brother and myself. We’ve ended up having to do everything for her.”
Lord Ivar, who won The Traitors US, is married to James Coyle, an air cabin services director.
“During the pandemic, we thought we ought to bring her from London because she had a string of carers and clearly was going to get it [Covid],” he explained.
The Duchess of Edinburgh and Lord Ivar Mountbatten are good friends
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“[We] brought her furniture down, and she actually accused James of stealing her TV.”
Lord Ivar’s comments mark a rare public criticism of a senior family member.
The Marchioness has largely remained out of the public eye, and little is known about her personal perspective.