He is the famous black sheep of the Middleton family who caused great embarrassment after being caught on a hidden camera allegedly using cocaine and boasting of his Royal connections.
Now apparently reformed, Carole Middleton’s brother Gary Goldsmith has been sufficiently pardoned to receive an invitation to the wedding and it has been reported that he will attend with his ex-wife Luan and their ten-year-old daughter Tallulah.
But as these pictures show, Mr Goldsmith, 45, may well have beaten his niece up the aisle.
As he and a female partner enjoyed lunch in the London sunshine last month, keen-eyed observers noted that both were wearing what appeared to be wedding ringsIn recent months he has been spotted with the red-haired woman, said by neighbours to be called Rachel, who has been described as having a Northern accent.
Tattooed and shaven-headed Mr Goldsmith, wearing cut-off denim shorts and a white T-shirt, is a well-known figure in the pubs and restaurants of well-heeled Marylebone, Central London, where he owns a smart mews house just off the main High Street.
The multi-millionaire property developer lives on the same road as the Malaysian ambassador and has recently been seen driving a brand new Range Rover with a private registration plate.
It is understood he made his £25 million fortune selling his stake in the IT recruitment business he founded. Rachel, meanwhile, is now a frequent visitor to the area’s beauty salons and designer clothing stores.
Mr Goldsmith brought controversy to the Middleton family after he was filmed by an undercover journalist at his £5 million villa on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza in 2009.
In the footage, he bragged about a holiday William and Kate had taken at the villa, named ‘La Maison de Bang Bang’, in 2006.
It is said that Mr Goldsmith’s hedonistic lifestyle, including a relationship with a lapdancer, was an open secret within the Middleton family. However, William was forced to disown him following the public revelations.
