Who is Lady Amelia Spencer, Princess Diana’s niece, now engaged to South African Greg Mallett? And will cousins Harry and William attend the wedding?
Earl Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, raised his children including Lady Kitty and Louis, Viscount Althorp in Cape Town – now 28-year-old daughter Lady Amelia has announced her engagement to her boyfriend of 11 years Greg Mallett – nephew of the former South African national rugby coach, Nick Mallett
The roots of the British royal family’s tree have been branching out since Harry and Meghan relocated to Los Angeles, but it goes beyond that. Back in 1995, Earl Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, relocated his family to Cape Town where he raised his family away from the media spotlight.
Recently, his daughter, 28-year-old Lady Amelia Spencer popped up on social media to announce her engagement to South African Greg Mallett. So who exactly is Amelia?
Here are five facts to know about Kitty’s newly-engaged little sister.
She got engaged in Cape Town, where she still lives
Amelia announced her July engagement by sharing a photo of herself and her real estate fiancé sharing a kiss on her private Instagram account.
“I can‘t wait to marry you,” she captioned the snap.
Greg also shared photos of them at Clouds Wine & Guest Estate in Cape Town’s Stellenbosch.
He captioned the images: “So this was the best day of my life; 22nd of July 2020, I asked the love of my life to spend the rest of her life with me and she said YES. Couldn't be happier and I love you with all my heart @ameliaspencer15.”