Victoria Aitken
Victoria Aitken | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catherine Victoria Lockwood 25 November 1965 (age 52) |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Other names | Victoria Spencer |
| Occupation | Model |
| Spouse(s) |
Jonathan Aitken
(m. 2005; div. 2009) |
| Children | Lady Kitty Spencer Lady Eliza Spencer Lady Amelia Spencer Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp Samuel Aitken |
Catherine Victoria Aitken (née Lockwood; 25 November 1965) is a British former fashion model and former wife of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Marriages and family
Catherine Victoria Lockwood is the daughter of John Lockwood, an airline executive,[1] and Jean Lockwood (née Holt). On 16 September 1989, she married Charles Spencer, then Viscount Althorp, at the Church of St Mary, Great Brington. During her first marriage she was known as Viscountess Althorp, and later as Countess Spencer. Prince Harry was a pageboy at their wedding.[2]
- Lady Kitty Eleanor Spencer (born 28 December 1990)
- Lady Eliza Victoria Spencer (born 10 July 1992)
- Lady Katya Amelia Spencer (born 10 July 1992)
- Louis Frederick John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (born 14 March 1994); heir-apparent to the earldom.
She suffered from eating disorders and drug and alcohol abuse during her first marriage. It was alleged that the earl had an extra-marital affair with a journalist early in the marriage.[3] The couple moved with their four children to South Africa in 1995 to avoid the media.[4] After their divorce on 3 December 1997, Lord Spencer moved back to the United Kingdom, and subsequently remarried twice.[2]
In 2005, the former countess married ex-model Jonathan Aitken; they divorced in 2009. They have a son, Samuel Aitken. She formed a relationship with a South African former army officer, James Clinch.[5]
She is the sister of Christopher Lockwood, a member of the Number 10 Policy Unit.
Titles and styles
- 1965 – 16 September 1989: Miss Catherine Victoria Lockwood
- 16 September 1989 – 29 March 1992: Viscountess Althorp
- 29 March 1992 – 3 December 1997: The Right Honourable The Countess Spencer
- 3 December 1997 – 2005: Victoria, Countess Spencer
- 2005 – 2009: Mrs Jonathan Aitken
- 2009 – present: Ms Victoria Aitken
References
- ^ John Pearson, Blood Royal: The Story of the Spencers and the Royals (A&C Black, 2011), 320 pages, ISBN 9781448207770.
- ^ a b Emily Hourican (3 July 2011). "Poor little rich girls". independent.ie. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Oliver Jelley (14 March 2008). "Victoria: 'I was hurt, scared and devastated' by Earl's affair". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Why are they famous?: Countess Victoria Spencer". The Independent. 1998-10-18. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ Richard Key; Ian Evans (16 April 2009). "Earl Spencer's ex-wife at the centre of a love feud between her estranged husband and soldier lover". Daily Express. Retrieved 8 March 2018.