And by being pretty well established, he was fairly untouchable."

Those at the top of society he cozied up to included Prince Charles, and Princess Diana by association.

The royal couple was split on their feelings about Jimmy Savile.

Prince William

“At the time, Charles was gullible,” royal biographer Richard Kay toldExpress.

“I mean, I’m saying with hindsight he was gullible.

At the time he was gullible, as was everybody else.”

Princess Diana smiling

Diana, though, is reported to have “recoiled” from Savile.

Savile’s legacy and any associations with it reportedly aren’t sitting right with the Duke of Cambridge.