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Princess Diana was known for her love of children and often seemed most at ease in the presence of young people. Now, Diana s twin nieces, Lady Amelia, 28, and Lady Eliza Spencer, 28, have shared their memories of their aunt growing up in an exclusive interview with Tatler Magazine.
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Twins Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer were just 5 years old when their aunt Princess Diana tragically died, but they still remember her special connection with children. We always just knew her as our aunt, Lady Eliza told
Tatler (the glamorous sisters star on the cover of the magazine s March issue). Growing up in South Africa, I really had very little idea of how significant she was in the world until I was much older. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Fans of the late Diana, Princess of Wales were treated to a special insight into her family history last week thanks to her brother, Earl Spencer. The Earl (father of
Tatler’s March cover stars, Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer), took to Instagram to mark what would have been the birthday of his mother, the Hon. Frances Shand Kydd. He shared a rare portrait of his mother that has delighted royal watchers, with some spotting a strong family resemblance to her daughter, Diana. In order to see this embed, you must give consent to Social Media cookies. Open my cookie preferences.
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Twins Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer are the dual stars of the new issue dazzling in crystal-encrusted Miu Miu. The nieces of the late Diana, Princess of Wales and the younger sisters of current society darling Lady Kitty Spencer, theirs marks the latest cover for the glamorous Spencer family, one of Britain’s most enduring dynasties. Shot in the girls’ native Cape Town, they spoke to
Tatler’s Associate Editor Sacha Forbes about their love for the family seat of Althorp and wedding planning for 2021.
Poignantly, many of the staff at Althorp worked there when the girls’ aunt Lady Diana Spencer was a child. They told stories about her to the twins, who were five when Diana died in 1997. Eliza shares how she remembers Princess Diana: We always just knew her as our aunt. Growing up in South Africa, I really had very little idea of how significant she was in the world until I was much older.