«Breaking News» The Queen's first openly gay footman, 21, stands down after being demoted 'for courting publicity'

The Queen's first openly gay footman has stood down after reportedly being demoted for 'courting publicity'. 

Ollie Roberts, 21, was required to accompany Her Majesty on all her carriage rides and carry out other duties like collecting her mail at Buckingham Palace and walking the Corgis.

The former airman was told he would be bumped down to an ordinary footman after the palace became concerned about his increasingly high profile, with several articles in gay publications.

Ollie Roberts, 21, was required to accompany Her Majesty on all her carriage rides and carry out other duties like collecting her mail at Buckingham Palace and walking the Corgis

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

The insider claimed Roberts had considered his future for a couple of days and then decided to step down, feeling 'badly let down'. 

'He thought about it for a couple of days then decided he should quit. He feels badly let down when he was proud to be gay in such a good job.' 

Buckingham Palace declined MailOnline's request to comment on the report. Roberts did not comment to The Sun and has deleted his Instagram profile. 

The former RAF airman made his first public appearance at Trooping the Colour in June. 

Roberts later appeared shortly afterwards accompanying the monarch on her outing for Royal Ascot .

He had posted Instagram photos from the grounds of Buckingham Palace hinting at his new role.

The appointment of Roberts, who was born in Wales, was heralded as a step forward for LGBT people, who hailed it as another sign the royal family had embraced modern attitudes towards sexuality. 

The younger members of the royal family in particular have been praised for their stance on the issue.  

In 2016, Prince William appeared on the cover of gay magazine attitude, and used the chance to speak out against homophobic abuse. 

'No one should be bullied for their sexuality or any other reason and no one should have to put up with the kind of hate that these young people have endured in their lives,' he said.

The former airman (pictured) was told he would be bumped down to an ordinary footman after the palace aware of a series of articles about him in gay publications

'The young gay, lesbian and transgender individuals I met through Attitude are truly brave to speak out and to give hope to people who are going through terrible bullying right now.'

The Queen made similar statements in her speech at the 2017 State Opening of Parliament this year, which was written by the government. 

'My government will make further progress to tackle the gender pay gap and discrimination against people on the basis of their race, faith, gender, disability or sexual orientation,' she said. 

The Queen Mother had several gay servants, including perhaps her most well-known courtier, William Tallon.

He spent half a century as the friend, confidant and unofficial master of ceremonies for the much-loved royal. 

The Royal Household currently has six job vacancies listed on its website. 

These include a liveried helper to look after the horses on the Royal Mews and a sous chef at Buckingham Palace.

The Queen's cousin, Lord Ivar Mountbatten, became the first member of the royal family to have a same-sex wedding on the weekend.

He married his partner James Coyle at a country house in Devon, with his three daughters in attendance. 

No members of the royal family were present, although Prince Edward - who went to Mountbatten's wedding to his ex-wife Penelope Thompson - sent his congratulations. He was unable to attend in person due to a diary clash.     

Roberts is pictured in his Royal Air Force uniform before taking up the post at Buckingham Palace 

Link hienalouca.com

https://hienalouca.com/2018/09/30/the-queens-first-openly-gay-footman-21-stands-down-after-being-demoted-for-courting-publicity/
Main photo article The Queen’s first openly gay footman has stood down after reportedly being demoted for ‘courting publicity’. 
Ollie Roberts, 21, was required to accompany Her Majesty on all her carriage rides and carry out other duties like collecting her mail at Buckingham Palace and walking ...

It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.

Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

Dianne Reeves US News HienaLouca





https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/09/30/08/4643662-6223695-image-a-1_1538294288991.jpg