Who – August 10, 2019

RY LUCKY’

similargracetothatof

herlateaunt,Princess

Diana,28-year-old

BritishmodelLady

KittySpenceris

makingbigwavesin

thefashionindustry.

Longbeforeshestartedjetsettingaroundthe

worldtomodelforsomeoftheworld’smost

luxuriousbrands,Spencerwasjusta totwho

happenedtohavea ratherprivileged

bloodline.

Itwasa chillywinter’sdayinLondonon

December28, 1990 whenmodelVictoria

Lockwood(nowAitken)andEarlCharles

Spencer,youngerbrotherofDiana,Princess

ofWales,welcomedtheirdaughter.In

anattempttofleethemediacircusthat

surroundedthem,theSpencersmovedto

SouthAfricain 1995 – withthehopetogive

theirfourchildrena stableupbringing.“I

hadanidyllicchildhood,”Spencertells

MarieClaireofheryoungeryearsinCape

Town.“Itwaswholesome...verydifferentto

ifI’dgrownupinLondon.”

Now,morethan 20 yearslater,Spencerhas

returnedtotheUK– however,inbetween

stintsinEurope,SouthAfricaandAustralia,

she’sonlybeeninherownhome

forninenightsthisyear.Shetells

themagazineshetriestomake

eachtripcount,byallowingsome

timeforcharityworkamongher

modellingengagements.

InMay2018,Spencerwasannouncedas

thenewbrandambassadorforluxuryItalian

jewelleryhouseBulgari,a labelsheworefor

herdearcousinPrinceHarry’sweddingto

MeghanMarkle.TheroyalweddingonMay

19,2018,endedupbeinga hugemilestonefor

Spencer.Whilesheattendedtheeventin

supportofhercousin– shefoundherselfon

everybest-dressedlistthankstoherhand-

paintedgreenDolce&Gabbanagown,

accessorisedwitha greenfascinatorand

orangeheelsandbag.Infact,shetellsMarie

Claireshewassurprisedbyhernew-found

celebrity,gainingnearlyhalfa millionnew

Instagramfollowers.“IthoughtI wasin

someoneelse’saccount,”she

recalls.“Iturnedoffmyphone– it

wasa bitoverwhelming.I feltlike

someonewaswatchingme!”Since

theincreaseinfollowers,she’s

becomeaccustomedtoherfans

andusesthesocialmediaplatformtoshare

theglamorouspartsofherlifeaswella few

charitableadventureswitha mainlypositive

audience.“I’mlucky,I getlovelymessages,”

shesays,adding,“Ittakesa lottorufflemy

feathersandit’snotgoingtobea negative

Instagramcomment.”

■ByAbiMoustafa

Thegorgeousyoungroyalopensupaboutherhappychildhood

andlearninghowtomanagefame

“Ittakesa

lottoruffle

myfeathers”

Kitty (right)

her mother,

Victoria Aitken,

her sister Eliza

and brother

Louis at Harry

and Meghan’s

wedding in

May2018.

Lady Kitty Spencer has

a striking resemblance

to her late aunt, Diana

Princess of Wales (pictured

in Scotland in 1982).

FROM LEFT: DAVID MANDELBERG FOR MARIE CLAIRE; GETTY IMAGES (2)

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