Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith blasts Meghan for ‘creating drama’ as outing retracted

Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith was speaking about the Duchess of Sussex in the Celebrity Big Brother house

Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith delivered a cutting assessment on the Duchess of Sussex as he spoke extensively about the royal family for the first time in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The 53-year-old businessman raised eyebrows when he was entered into the reality show which is broadcast on ITV1.

On Tuesday night, Mr Goldsmith came out with his first criticism of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. He first said Harry couldn’t “throw your family under the bus” referring to his memoir Spare and “expect to be invited round for Christmas.

Then he said Meghan’s entrance into the family had brough an extra dynamic that “puts a stick in the spokes and creates so much drama”.

The on-screen drama came as doubts were cast over the first official royal duty of Kate with the army removing a claim on its website that the princess would review the Trooping the Colour in June.

The Princess of Wales has been recovering from abdominal surgery, and it was thought she would return to public duties after Easter.