The Lady Kitty Eleanor Spencer (born 28 December 1990) is the eldest daughter of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer

Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer

Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, DL , styled Viscount Althorp between 1975 and 1992, is a British peer and brother of Diana, Princess of Wales...

 and his first wife, Victoria Lockwood

Victoria Aitken

Victoria Aitken, née Lockwood is a British former fashion model and the first wife of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales.-Biography:...

. She is a niece of Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...

.

Biography

Lady Kitty was born 28 December 1990 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 to the then Viscount and Viscountess Althorp. Lord Althorp succeeded his father as Earl Spencer in 1992 and moved Lady Kitty to South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 with her two sisters and brother in 1995. After her parents' divorce, her father moved back to take charge of the family's Althorp

Althorp

Althorp is a country estate of about and a stately home in Northamptonshire, England. It is about north-west of the county town of Northampton. The late Diana, Princess of Wales is buried in the estate.-History:...

 estate, while Lady Kitty remained in South Africa with her mother. She enrolled in Reddam House school in Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

 where she was a model student. Her childhood was spent away from the media spotlight.

She made one of her first public appearances in 2007, joining her cousins Prince William and Prince Harry

Prince Harry of Wales

Prince Henry of Wales , commonly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and fourth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

 at a memorial service for Diana, Princess of Wales. That year, Tatler

Tatler

Tatler has been the name of several British journals and magazines, each of which has viewed itself as the successor of the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. The current incarnation, founded in 1901, is a glossy magazine published by Condé Nast Publications...

named her "one of the most eligible girls in Britain". She attended William's wedding alongside her father and siblings in 2011.

After finishing school, Lady Kitty enrolled at the University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...

, where she studied psychology, politics and English literature.

Styles from birth

• 28 December 1990 – 29 March 1992: The Honourable Kitty Eleanor Spencer
• 29 March 1992 – present: The Lady Kitty Eleanor Spencer