Kate's uncle has admitted "it is difficult to get into contact" with his niece, the Princess of Wales.
Gary Goldsmith, 58, has entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, where he has opened up about his royal connections.
The 58-year-old is the younger brother of Carole Middleton.
In tonight's Big Brother episode, Goldsmith will get quizzed about his famous connections by the former X Factor hosts, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne.
Kate is Gary Goldsmith's niece
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In the kitchen, Goldsmith, Walsh and Osbourne discuss the Royal Family.
Goldsmith said: "They call me the buncle! Have you heard of a buncle? Bad uncle, apparently every family has them."
He added: "It's difficult to get hold of Kate at the best of times, and she’s got children and I love the fact that she’s putting family first."
The businessman also confessed he thinks Kate is "the saviour of the Royal Family", alongside Prince William.
Gary Goldsmith is Kate and Pippa's uncleITV
Elsewhere in the episode, Walsh asks: "Is it difficult for you, being related to famous people?"
Goldsmith replies: "I didn’t vote for it, it happened to me, and then suddenly there’s a spotlight on you."
The conversation later changes to Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle.
Walsh asks Goldsmith: "I have to ask you, have you met Meghan Markle?"
Kate's uncle Gary Goldsmith is on this year's series of CBBITV
Fans of the show will have to wait and see if Goldsmith has rubbed shoulders with the Duchess of Sussex.
Kate's uncle entered the Big Brother house on Monday, where he was quizzed about the Princess of Wales's whereabouts.
Host AJ Odudu asked Goldsmith if his niece, Kate, 42, would be watching Celebrity Big Brother from home.
Goldsmith responded: "If she is sitting behind a sofa, yes!"
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GettyLater on inside the house, fellow contestant Fern Britton, 66, told Goldsmith she believed he was "brave" by appearing on the show.
He responded by saying: "I absolutely adore my family."
It comes as many Big Brother fans have slammed ITV bosses for this year's "weird" line-up.
This is because several fans have been left asking "how" Gary Goldsmith is a celebrity.
