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.
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.
