Background
He is the younger brother of the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, and a direct descendant of Catherine the Great.
He is the younger brother of the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, and a direct descendant of Catherine the Great.
Born in London, Lord Ivar was educated at Gordonstoun School and graduated from Middlebury College, Vermont with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Lord Ivar married Penelope Anne Vere Thompson (born 17 March 1966, Salisbury, Wiltshire), daughter of Colin Thompson, of Old Manor House, Sutton Veny, Warminster, company Wiltshire, on 23 April 1994 in Clare, Suffolk. They divorced in 2011.
They have three daughters:
Ella Louise Georgina Mountbatten (born 20 March 1996)
Alexandra Nada Victoria Mountbatten (born 8 May 1998)
Louise Xenia Rose Mountbatten (born 30 July 2002)
They lived at Bridwell Park, in the village of Uffculme, Devon, where he became a chicken farmer.