The British aristocrat is battling to win his share of the $250,000 prize pot. “If there's anyone who can keep a secret, it's a royal.”. That is the assumption Lord Ivar Mountbatten was met with after he arrived at a grand Scottish castle to play a game of lies and deception with a star-studded line up.
The King’s second cousin, 61, has joined the cast of The Traitors US, in which a group of chaotically comprised celebrities gathered to play the game which has taken UK viewers by storm. A direct descendent of Queen Victoria, fans can watch the British aristocrat try to beat the likes of real housewives, Selling Sunset stars and Zac Efron’s brother to win his share of the $250,000 (£200,000) prize pot.
His royal connections piqued an interest from his fellow players early on in the game after he shared his family history and his experience of being the first openly gay royal. Born in 1963 to David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford and Janet Mercedes Bryce, he is the great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria and a second cousin to King Charles III.
His surname was shared by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children, Archie,5, and Lilibet, 3, before Harry and Meghan made the decision to change their last names to Sussex. Like his cousin, Lord Ivar attended Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland, which was infamously portrayed as “absolute hell” in the Netflix series The Crown.
