Royal or not, meeting your romantic partner’s family for the first time can be awkward and nerve-wracking.

To say they were a breach of royal protocol is probably an understatement.

Indeed, Gary Goldsmith has never been shy about his connection to the royal family.

Left: Gary Goldsmith looking at camera, Right: Prince William, brows furrowed

He also described the first time he met William, and this version of events seems much gentler.

(We’re unsure if this was the same Ibizan trip he mentioned to the Times.)

Goldsmith recalled (viaDailyMotion).

Left: Prince William looking to the left, Right: Gary Goldsmith looking to the right

“Very normal.”

And for the most part, this tracks with how the flamboyant millionaire speaks of his niece and nephew-in-law.

Goldsmith has consistently praised Kate and, by proxy, William.

Gary Goldsmith looking at camera, sticking tongue out

He has had far morescathing words for Meghan Markleand his nephew-in-law’s brother, Harry, Duke of Sussex.

“As many will have seen, I am featured in Saturday’s Times Magazine.