Princess Diana’s niece Lady Kitty Spencer shares rare glimpse of her daughter Athena on her second birthday
Lady Kitty Spencer has shared a rare glimpse of her daughter Athena to mark her second birthday.
Princess Diana’s niece, 34, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a heartwarming message about her little one alongside a series of intimate family snaps.
The little girl, who Kitty shares with South African-born British businessman Michael Lewis, 66, has a shock of blonde hair just like her mother and was shown running on beaches, on an Easter Egg hunt and toddling through London.
‘Two years of you lighting up our world, my darling Athena.
‘You are sunshine and joy and all things magic. My little girl forever.
‘How proud I am to be your mummy. I love you more than you could ever imagine or I could ever articulate,’ the model, who is a first cousin of Prince William, wrote.
Alongside the beautiful message, Kitty shared several pictures including one of her dressed in a white crotchet co-ord as she held her little girl, dressed in a blue and white dress, as they walked along the beach.
In a second black and white picture, the socialite bent down on the sandy beach and could be seen beaming as she chatted to Athena – who she secretly gave birth to in April last year.
Lady Kitty Spencer (pictured) and her sisters have shared a rare glimpse of her daughter Athena on her second birthday with a series of heartwarming Instagram snaps
And that wasn’t the only birthday message for the toddler who received equally charming posts from her aunts Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia.
In a separate social media post Eliza, 32, shared a picture of her elder sister playing with Athena on a beach in Cape Town, where the family grew up.
Dressed only in a white shirt with her blonde locks falling over her shoulders, Kitty reached out to her daughter who wore a matching white Broderie Anglais dress.
Eliza also shared a close up black and white photo of Athena feet in the sand and wrote alongside the adorable snaps: ‘Happy 2nd Birthday to my sweetest little love. You are my whole heart, and I love and cherish you more than you will ever know. Thank you for giving us the greatest gift @kitty.spencer’.
Taking to her Instagram story the model also poked fun at her sisters kitty and Amelia, sharing a picture of the toddler in a pink toy car.
She wrote over the picture: ‘Already better than her mummy and aunties’.
And Eliza’s twin sister Amelia also got in on the action sharing previously unseen family pictures including a black and white one of little Athena climbing up some steps while her mother Kitty holds her hands.
In another picture Kitty, dressed casually in jeans and a blue and pink striped shirt held her little girl who was wearing a white rabbit costume as they strolled through London.
In more snaps, Athena could be seen dressed in a pair of pink and white dungarees as she walked around on a sandy beach and in another she stared out of a window.
The model shared a very cute snap of her sister and niece cuddled up on the sofa, surrounded by toys watching a children’s cartoon on a projector before showing off a picture of the two snuggling up on a blanket on the floor.
The niece of Princess Diana , 34, took to social media on Tuesday to share a heartwarming message about her little one alongside a series of intimate family snaps
In one picture the little girl looked adorable dressed in a baby blue and yellow flower summer dress complete with a bow and bunny tale and a matching rabbit ear headband
In another snap Kitty, dressed in a white crotchet co-ord chatted to her little girl, two, who was dressed in a patterned dress, as they walked along the beach
The blonde beauty finished off her post with a beautiful picture of the two-year-old Athena walking through a park in an Easter outfit.
The little girl looked adorable dressed in a baby blue and yellow flower summer dress complete with a bow and bunny tale and a matching rabbit ear headband.
Alongside the pictures, Amelia wrote: ‘Happy 2nd birthday to my mini me. I love you with all my heart, Athena you are our world! @kitty.spencer thank you for my bestie’.
While Athena is celebrating her second birthday, Kitty only revealed her name a year ago.
Taking to Instagram in July the proud mother shared a new photo of her daughter on Instagram – and revealed her name to her followers in the caption.
The black-and-white image showed Kitty kissing her daughter’s head as she stood on a windowsill.
The image was taken by London-based photographer Susheel Schroeder, who has previously taken portraits for British Vogue’s beauty director Jessica Diner and reality star Vogue Williams.
Lady Kitty captioned the image: ‘Athena watching the world go by’.
Kitty shares her daughter with her husband, South African-born British businessman Michael Lewis, 66, who didn’t feature in any of the photos
In a snap shared by Eliza, Kitty, dressed casually in jeans and a blue and pink striped shirt, held her little girl who was wearing a white rabbit costume as they strolled through London
In more snaps, Athena could be seen dressed in a pair of pink and white dungarees as she walked around on a sandy beach
The heartwarming pictures were shared by Lady Kitty’s twin sisters Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza, 32
Amelia shared a very cute photo of her sister and niece cuddled up on the sofa, surrounded by toys and watching a children’s cartoon on a projector
The model also posted an adorable picture of two-year-old niece snuggling up on a blanket on the floor with her mother
In one picture, dressed in blue trousers and a pink T-shirt, little Athena was spotted staring out of the window
Kitty wed multi-millionaire Michael Lewis aged 30 at the Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati, a stunning country mansion with views out towards Rome, on July 24th, 2021.
Having delayed their wedding for two years due to the pandemic, the celebrations stretched across three days and were attended by close friends including the pop star Pixie Lott and the Marchioness of Bath.
The model caught the eye of the business tycoon when they met through mutual friends in 2018 and got married in the sumptuous Italian wedding ceremony three years later.
But before she met her prince charming, Lady Kitty made a name for herself in the fashion world, as a spokesmodel for Dolce & Gabbana, who supplied five dresses for her wedding and walked in several Fashion Weeks across the globe.
Meanwhile, Michael knows a thing or two about fashion as well, being the chairman of the Foschini Group, which owns British high street chains Whistles and Phase Eight.
The tycoon is believed to be worth £80million, with a £19million property in London and another home in his native South Africa, where his Kitty grew up after her father Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer and his first wife, Victoria Lockwood.
