02/10/2018

First Openly Gay Footman Quits After Being Demoted

Ollie Roberts, the Queen's first openly gay footman, has resigned after reportedly being demoted to an ordinary footman for allegedly "gaining a lot of attention for being openly gay".

The 21-year-old was required to accompany Her Majesty on all carriage rides and first appeared during Trooping the Colour in June. His appointment was championed as a victory for LGBT rights and appeared in various gay publications.


According to a royal insider who spoke to The Sun, "they told him his profile was becoming too high and he wasn't there to draw attention to himself.

"He decided he should quit. He feels badly let down when he was proud to be gay in such a good job."

Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on the situation.

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