The socialite and the billionaire! Princess Diana's niece Lady Kitty Spencer, 30, marries fashion tycoon Michael Lewis, 62, at Italian villa before celebrating with A-list guests at black tie reception complete with flower arches and a firework display
- Princess Diana's niece, 30, has married millionaire tycoon Michael Lewis, 62 in a lavish ceremony in Rome
- Friends of Lady Kitty Spencer, 29, have been posting from Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati about wedding
- Her sisters Lady Eliza and Amelia, as well as Pixie Lott and Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, attended
Another famous face on the guest list at the exquisite Italian wedding was Made in Chelsea's Mark Vandelli. He posed for pictures in the gardens, captioning the snap: 'Coming for you @KittySpencer'
Artist Piotr Krzymowski also posed in the gardens of the lavish Italian home donning a navy blue suit with a matching bow tie for the event
Earlier this week, Kitty shared a photograph posing in a leopard print bodycon dress as she posed for a snap on a bridge during a girl's weekend in Florence.
Several comments appeared to hint at the upcoming big event, with one writing: 'Yeah, can't wait to see you!' Meanwhile artist Piotr Kamil Kryzmowski writing: 'Can't wait!'
Just like Diana, the London-born daughter of Diana'a brother Charles Spencer and Victoria Aitken, grew up in the Spencer family seat Althorp in Northamptonshire.
While Kitty is often spotted looking glamorous in the public, her brother Louis, 27, who is set to inherit their father's title, keeps a lower profile.
'Primogeniture can be a tricky topic, because as times are changing, attitudes are as well. We've grown up understanding that it's Louis to inherit, and Louis will do an incredible job,' Kitty added.
Speaking of her childhood, she went on: 'We have such an emotional attachment to Althorp.
Earlier this week, Kitty shared a photograph posing in a leopard print bodycon dress as she posed for a snap on a bridge during a girl's weekend in Florence
Several comments appeared to hint at the upcoming big event, with some saying they were 'so excited'
'That's where we would have our Easter-egg hunts and our Christmases; I have my little vegetable patch, I learnt to ride a horse there, I learnt to ride a bike and to rollerblade.
'It's so lovely to look back on the history and think everybody else probably learnt to ride a horse there, too.'
The Spencer siblings - including twin sisters Eliza and Amelia - all turned heads when they attended the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018.
Overnight, Kitty's Instagram following leapt from 37,000 to a staggering half a million.
'I woke up the next day and looked at my phone and thought, "Whoops, did I take someone else's by mistake?". It was very weird, and a little bit overwhelming.'
Speaking about her relationship with her siblings, Eliza and Amelia, she added: 'We are a bit of a tripod. It's been horrible to be separated this year.
'They are in South Africa, which is only an hour ahead, and with two flights going there a day, you usually have the comforting thought of, "I could always be there in the morning if I needed to be."
Wedding guests have been making the most of the beautiful Italian sunshine (pictured) ahead of the big event on Saturday evening
Princess Diana's niece jetted off to the French Riviera earlier last summer. Pictured, in Nemi in a £1,750 D&G dress
'It's been awful to be completely shut off, and thinking, come what may, we can't be there for each other...'
Despite usually living a jet-set lifestyle, Kitty has travelled much less this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last summer, Kitty shared an insight into her very luxurious trip to the French Riveriea and Italy's Amalfi Coast and Capri, showing off delicious meals and idyllic beaches on her Instagram page.
Kitty has had a global outlook from a young age, growing up between Althorp and Cape Town, South Africa.
As well as studying at the University of Cape Town, she later studied art history and Italian in Florence,
On being a student in Italy, she added: 'Everything felt so simple and carefree, but you're still being stimulated in a culturally rich environment.
'It's just pure pleasure and learning, and being surrounded by every type of beauty. If I'm lucky enough to live to the age of retirement, Florence is where you'll find me.'
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