Lady Kitty Spencer has offered a rare glimpse into her lavish lifestyle with her millionaire husband, Michael Lewis, and their young daughter, Athena.
The 35-year-old daughter of Earl Spencer shared a carousel of holiday photographs and videos on Instagram, documenting her summer travels along the French Riviera.
Her post came as her father’s searing new memoir claimed that the King said, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” shortly after Princess Diana’s death. Buckingham Palace responded with an extraordinary statement, suggesting that grief can “cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory”.
Away from the controversy, Lady Kitty radiated glamour in a striking two-piece while posing aboard Maison Mytheresa’s superyacht, which travelled between Monaco and Saint-Tropez during June.
The exclusive, invitation-only yacht features bespoke suites, a large swimming pool and eight cabins. Hiring it comes at a remarkable cost of €600,000 per week.
Among the 20 photographs and videos, Princess Diana’s niece included a rare image with her private millionaire husband, Michael Lewis, whom she married in July 2021.
Lady Kitty, who is 32 years younger than her husband, also gave followers an unusual look at her closely guarded family life. One photograph showed their three-year-old daughter, Athena, enjoying the crystal-clear sea.
The fashion figure displayed her signature sense of style in a glamorous red-and-white striped Silvia Tcherassi dress before enjoying the sunshine in a purple mini dress and sunglasses.
The 35-year-old daughter of Earl Spencer shared a carousel of enviable photographs and videos on Instagram, including a rare image with her seldom-seen millionaire husband, Michael Lewis, whom she married in July 2021
Lady Kitty Spencer offered a rare glimpse into her luxurious French Riviera holiday aboard Maison Mytheresa’s superyacht
Lady Kitty, who is 32 years younger than her husband, also shared a rare look at her usually private family life, including images of their three-year-old daughter, Athena
Other moments showed Lady Kitty and her daughter sleeping on the yacht, playing tennis and taking part in a water ring-toss game at a market in what appeared to be a French town.
They were also pictured exploring the grounds of a spacious waterside villa, where young Athena relaxed in a hammock with a scenic sea view behind her.
Alongside the family snapshots, Lady Kitty posed beside the water with Carla Ballerio Greggio, creative director of the interior design studio Sabrina Monte-Carlo.
She rounded off the collection of luxury travel moments with a video of Jennifer Lopez performing on stage, believed to have been recorded during the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda celebrations in Sicily.
Lady Kitty has largely kept her relationship with Michael away from the spotlight. She seldom posts photographs of him online and usually attends red-carpet events alone.
The couple first met through mutual friends in 2018 and married three years later in a glamorous ceremony at an impressive Italian country mansion. They welcomed Athena privately in 2023, announcing her arrival on Mother’s Day the following year.
Lady Kitty shared a beach photograph of herself holding her baby and wrote: “It’s the joy of my life to be your mummy, little one. I love you unconditionally. Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate today.”
Lady Kitty is a first cousin of Princes William and Harry, making Athena a second cousin to Princes George, Louis and Archie, as well as Princesses Charlotte and Lilibet.
She has also established a successful career in fashion as a spokesmodel for Dolce & Gabbana, which provided five dresses for her wedding. She has additionally walked in several Fashion Weeks around the world.
Michael, who is the chairman of the Foschini Group, which owns British high street chains Whistles and Phase Eight, is believed to be worth £80million.
The business tycoon owns a £19million property in London and another home in his native South Africa, where his wife and her three siblings grew up after her father, Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer and his first wife, Victoria Lockwood, divorced.
In other photographs, Lady Kitty and her daughter are seen snoozing on a yacht, enjoying a spot of tennis and partaking in a water ring toss game at a market in what appears to be a French town
Showcasing her effortless style, Lady Kitty put on a glamorous display in a red and white striped Silvia Tcherassi dress
The socialite exuded elegance as she posed by the water in a purple mini dress and sunglasses during her summer getaway
Athena is captured enjoying the crystal-blue sea in new photographs shared by the niece of Princess Diana
Pictured: Maison Mytheresa’s superyacht – which sailed between Monaco and Saint-Tropez across June. The exclusive invite-only yacht offers bespoke suites and a large pool with eight cabins onboard at a staggering cost of €600,000 a week
Michael comes from wealth, thanks to his grandfather’s furniture retail business, which was founded in the 1930s.
Stanley Lewis, Michael’s father, bought a stake in the clothing retailer Foschini Group in the 1980s, with Michael later taking his place on the board.
The tycoon has been the board’s chairman since 2015 and presides over a vast retail empire.
Michael, who is five years older than Lady Kitty’s father, wed his first wife in 1985, and they had three children together before divorcing.
He proposed to Lady Kitty shortly before Christmas 2019 and their engagement became public in January 2020.
Lady Kitty is a first cousin to Princes William and Harry, which means that Athena is a second cousin to Princes George, Louis and Archie as well as Princesses Charlotte and Lilibet.
The model has made a name for herself in the fashion world as an ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana, who supplied five dresses for her wedding, alongside walking in several fashion weeks across the globe.
As a global ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana, Kitty’s wedding wardrobe was designed by the Italian fashion house.
At the time, fashion designer Domenico Dolce said: ‘She told us she had thought of us immediately, and we were very happy with that!’
Kitty made her grand entrance in a Victorian-inspired ivory lace gown, incorporating a high neck, bustier-style bodice and puffed shoulders.
During the three-day celebrations, Kitty showcased a total of five D&G haute couture gowns, each exuding glamour and sophistication.
Having delayed their wedding for two years due to the pandemic, the celebrations were attended by close friends including pop star Pixie Lott and the Marchioness of Bath.
Lady Kitty is seen enjoying a water ring toss game at a market during their French Riviera getaway over the summer
Combined with family photographs, Lady Kitty also posed by the water with Carla Ballerio Greggio, creative director of interior design studio Sabrina Monte-Carlo
Lady Kitty’s new photographs offer a rare insight into her typically private family life. The model has made a name for herself in the fashion world as an ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana, alongside walking in several fashion weeks across the globe
The evening before the main event, she captivated guests wearing a blue tulle dress featuring a corseted bodice, full skirt and floor-length cape embroidered with flowers.
She swept her golden locks into a chignon and accessorised with an exquisite suite of jewels.
Following the nuptials, the bride changed into a silk ballgown, hand-painted with intricate blooms, and later danced the night away in a sparkling beaded cocktail dress.
On the third and final day of festivities, Kitty chose refined elegance, wearing an emerald silk dress embellished with sequins, ribbons and floral embroideries.
Born on December 28, 1990 at St Mary’s Hospital in London, Kitty and her siblings relocated to Constantia, South Africa, in 1995 to escape the intense media focus surrounding their family name.
Despite their parents’ divorce in 1997, the children enjoyed a happy upbringing with their mother in one of Cape Town’s oldest and most exclusive suburbs.
They often went on camping trips to the Cederberg mountains, where they embraced the natural surroundings, completely off-grid and without electricity.
With their father back at the family’s ancestral home, Althorp, the siblings also spent many visits there.
Kitty has two twin sisters, Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia, and a brother Louis, as well as two half-sisters and a half-brother from their father’s second and third marriages, and a half-brother from their mother’s second marriage.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Kitty said about her late aunt: ‘I was so young [when Diana was alive]. There are only a few memories, but special memories and happy memories, and I’m so lucky to have those.’
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