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Lady Kitty Spencer
Born (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33)
St Mary's Hospital, London, England
EducationReddam House
Alma mater
OccupationModel
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Children1
Parents
Relatives
FamilySpencer

Lady Catherine “Kitty” Eleanor Lewis[a] (née Spencer; born 28 December 1990) is a British model and aristocrat. She is the eldest child of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, niece of Diana, Princess of Wales and the first cousin of William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Spencer is the spokesmodel for jewellery brand Bulgari and fashion company Dolce & Gabbana.

Early life and education

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Spencer was born on 28 December 1990 at St Mary's Hospital, London[5] to Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp (later the 9th Earl Spencer) and Victoria Lockwood.[6][7] She is a member of the Spencer family, an English noble family that holds multiple peerages.[8] Spencer has three younger siblings and four younger half-siblings through her father's second marriage to Caroline Freud and third marriage to Karen Gordon and her mother's second marriage to Jonathan Aitken.[9][10] Her paternal aunt was Diana, Princess of Wales.[11][12] She is a first cousin of William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.[13][14]

She was raised in Cape Town, South Africa, where she attended Reddam House, a private school.[15] After her parents divorced in 1997, Spencer spent her time between her native United Kingdom with her father and South Africa with her mother.[6]

In 2009 Spencer was presented as a debutante at the Hôtel de Crillon's le Bal des Débutantes in Paris.[16] Spencer studied psychology, politics, and English literature at the University of Cape Town.[17] She later studied art history and Italian in Florence, Italy, before completing a master's degree in luxury brand management from the European Business School London at Regent's University London.[18][6][19][20]

Career

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In 1992, when Spencer was one year old, she appeared with her mother on the cover of Harper's Bazaar UK.[21] Spencer is signed with Storm Model Management,[22][18] and made her professional modelling debut in 2015 in the December issue of Tatler.[11] In September 2017 she walked for Dolce & Gabbana in a fashion show during Milan Fashion Week.[23] She was the 2017 June covergirl of Hello Fashion Monthly, and was featured on the cover of Vogue Japan.[24][25] She walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana in their 2017 Christmas show at Harrods.[24][26] In 2018, Spencer was a featured model in Dolce & Gabbana's Venetian spring/summer print campaign.[27][28][29] During 2018 Milan Fashion Week Spencer walked in Dolce & Gabbana's Secrets & Diamonds fashion show.[30][31][32][33]

In May 2018 Bulgari announced that Spencer would be the new face of the jewellery brand,[34] working as their newest brand ambassador.[35] She had previously modelled for the jewellery designer, modelling the brand's Diva's Dream diamond necklace.[35]

On 23 September 2018, Spencer walked in a fashion show in Milan for Dolce & Gabbana's Spring 2019 collection. She also appeared in editorials for Marie Claire Spain and Elle Russia, and graced the covers of L'Officiel Brazil and Tatler, the latter alongside Helena Christensen.[36][37] She was officially announced as a brand ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana in February 2021.[38]

Personal life

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Although Lady Kitty is the 9th Earl Spencer's firstborn child, the title and family estates, Althorp and Spencer House, will pass to her younger brother, Viscount Althorp, due to male primogeniture, as specified for the remainder of the Earldom of Spencer.[39] Spencer expressed her personal belief in gender equality, while also stating that she believes her brother should inherit.[40][41][42]

In January 2020, Spencer announced her engagement to the 61-year-old South African-British multimillionaire businessman, Michael Lewis, chairman of fashion company Foschini Group.[43][44] They married in Frascati at the Villa Aldobrandini on 24 July 2021.[45] Her wedding dress, a lace, long-sleeved Victorian-inspired gown, was designed by Dolce & Gabbana.[46] The company designed five custom dresses in total for the celebrations, which took place over the course of three days.[47][48] Spencer has three adult stepchildren from her husband's previous marriage.[44][49] Spencer and Lewis have one daughter together, born in 2023.[50]

Spencer is an ambassador for Centrepoint, a charity that supports homeless young people. Her aunt Diana, Princess of Wales, was formerly Centrepoint's patron.[6][51][52][53] She is also a trustee and patron for the military charity Give Us Time.[54][55] In June 2017 Spencer helped raise £140,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.[35][56] She also has raised funds for Save the Children.[35]

Notes

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  1. ^ Sources differ with regards to what her full name is, with some giving Katherine Eleanor Spencer[1] or Katherine Eleanor Lewis,[2] and the others Kitty Eleanor Spencer,[3][4] although her sister, Lady Amelia, referred to her on Instagram as Catherine.

References

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  2. ^ O'Bryon, Olivia (1 August 2021). "Lady Kitty Spencer Takes After Princess Diana When It Comes To Style". Forbes. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021. Kitty, whose full name is Lady Katherine Eleanor Lewis, is the daughter of Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer.
  3. ^ Warner, Alex (19 May 2018). "6 Things to Know About Lady Kitty Spencer, Princess Diana's Niece". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021. Kitty Eleanor Spencer was born on December 28, 1990 to Charles Spencer and Victoria Aitken. Charles is the younger brother of Princess Diana, who (as we all know) was married to Prince Charles of Wales until their divorce in 1996.
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