Kate Middleton's Uncle Gary Goldsmith Survives Life-Threatening Esophageal Bleed

Gary Goldsmith, the brother of Carole Middleton and uncle to Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed that a health emergency forced him into surgery in May 2025. After a year of sobriety and a weight-loss regimen involving the GLP-1 drug Mounjaro, he paused the treatment for his birthday party in Ibiza, indulging in cake and seafood. Within a week he experienced massive vomiting of blood, prompting his wife Julie-Ann Brown to call their house manager Gino, who transported him to a private clinic.

Surgeons performed a life-saving procedure, tying bands around swollen veins in his esophagus that were at risk of rupturing due to liver disease. Following a two-day ICU stay, Goldsmith chose to discharge himself early, despite his daughter Tallulah and others urging him to remain. The episode occurred months after Princess Kate announced remission from cancer, highlighting the family's recent health challenges.