Princess Kate's uncle Gary Goldsmith has entered the Celebrity Big Brother house
Lady Colin Campbell has commended Princess Kate's uncle, Gary Goldsmith, following his sensational debut on reality television.
The relative of the Princess of Wales joined the Celebrity Big Brother house this week as part of the ITV reboot of the show.
His participation prompted widespread criticism and concern for the Princess, who is currently recuperating from planned abdominal surgery.
During his first few days on the show, Goldsmith has admitted Kate is "simply perfect", and that she is recuperating in a "nice house somewhere".
Goldsmith has also hit out at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, calling for their royal titles to be stripped.
He told former This Morning presenter Fern Britton: "I genuinely think that they should take the titles away."
Reacting to the TV appearance by Princess Kate's uncle, socialite and commentator Lady Colin Campbell came to his defence, and claimed "every family has got one, and the Goldsmith family has Gary".
She added that "according to everybody who knows him", he's a "great character but also a businessman", and he's been offered "a vast amount of money" to go in.
Lady C told GBN America: "He's not a royal, he's just connected to the Royal Family. It's up to him whether he accepts or not."
Lady C defended Goldsmith's loyalty to the Royal Family and recalled his publicly known stance on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, noting he's "made it clear what his opinions are".
She told host Nana Akua: "I think it's going to be good entertainment. I would have thought that Gary Goldsmith is going to be very good television, and anything he says is not going to ultimately affect the royals adversely.
"Why should a connection to the Royal Family prevent somebody who is not supported by the Royal Family or the state from earning money? It's not quite exploitative if he does it properly."
Discussing Goldsmith's stance on the Sussexes, Lady C said he would be "speaking for an awful lot of people" if he criticised them on the show.
Lady C fumed: "Catherine can't defend herself, and if her uncle wishes to go into the Celebrity Big Brother house and say this is a whole load of rubbish, I say good luck to him.
"I'm pleased that somebody will be speaking out for the Royal Family because they can't really speak out for themselves. And when they do, it's twisted. It's always twisted. I'm actually going to watch Celebrity Big Brother just to see what he has to say."
