HRH Journal Entry-Balmoral and Using THE Word

HRH writes of his time at Balmoral telling Milton Bentley-Keynes about his self acceptance.

9 August Sunday   I feel so lost and found. I talked to Milton. He said Anne is right. He does like boys. I asked him if he has done anything with a boy. He said a little and that really surprised me. He's only a year older than I am. I asked him what it was like. He told me what everything felt like, the good parts and the bad parts. And the best parts.   After he was done telling me, I had to wait a few minutes before I could stand up. Milton could tell. He asked me why I was asking. I said because "I'm... ya know." He laughed and said "what, horny?" I'm sure he knew what I meant but I think he wanted me to say it. I took a lot but I finally said it. I said: "No. I'm gay." It felt good to say, kind of. Saying it felt like finding a huge piece of myself. But saying it made it feel perminent.   Milton say he's thinking about coming out. It will be interesting to watch how his father reacts. I think I will wait a little bit. Milton says I should wait until my sixteenth birthday. I asked Milton if he was going to wait till he turns 16 since it's only next year. He gave me a strange smile and said "I'm never going to be the sovereign. I can afford to do this early." Whatever that meant. I think it will be kind of cool to be Unitied Kingdom's first gay king. And wow. I said it again. I'm gay!