Friends of Lady Kitty Spencer, 29, arrive in Italy for her wedding to billionaire Michael Lewis, 61

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Lady Kitty Spencer‘s friends have sparked rumours she is set to marry her banking beau this weekend in Rome after sharing excited posts tagged Team Bride. 

Princess Diana‘s niece, 30, is engaged to South Africa-born multi-millionaire, Michael Lewis, 62, but has never publicly spoken about her fiancé –  who is five years older than her father Charles Spencer. 

The model has spent the last week in Italy with friends, with several going on to share posts that hinted that her nuptials may be imminent.  

Last night, Dutch fashion model Marpessa Hennink posted a selfie with Kitty with the words: ‘Team Bride. It’s happening finally.’  

Lady Kitty’s siblings Lady Eliza and Amelia, 28, have both remained silent on social media in recent days, while her father Charles shared a video his home Althorp House this morning.

It is unlikely Lady Kitty’s cousins Prince William, 39, or Prince Harry, 36, would attend the event in Italy amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in the UK and the US. 

Made in Chelsea star Mark Francis Vandelli has also uploaded a coy post from Rome simply saying: ‘And so it begins @kitty.spencer’. 

Another friend, Simon Huck, posted a snap as he enjoyed a drink on the street in the city, writing: ‘And so it begins.’

While Kitty’s friends appear unable to contain their excitement about the wedding on social media, her family have remained remarkably more tight-lipped.

Lady Kitty’s sister Lady Amelia and Eliza haven’t shared posts for several weeks, while her father Charles Spencer posted a video of the grounds of his home Althorp House this morning.  

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 appear 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!’ 

Previously speaking to the summer issue of Town & Country, the model cousin of Princes William and Harry said:  ‘It’s not that I don’t place an importance on love. It’s because, for me, love is the most important thing in the world, and I will protect it with all my heart by not making it a topic of discussion. 

‘You open yourself up to other people having opinions, and it just isn’t relevant to anybody’s life but mine and my family’s.

Despite staying tight-lipped on her beau, Kitty added: ‘I just look forward to a really happy home life: a happy marriage and happy children. And I feel very at peace that things play out the way they should.’

Kitty’s fiancé Michael has three adult children and was previously married to a woman named Leola in 1985. 

It’s not yet known whether Lady Kitty will convert to Judaism, Mr Lewis’ faith, before the big day. 

In August 2019, Lady Kitty was seen kissing Lewis after leaving Club 55 in St Tropez. 

In June, she was pictured showing off a large diamond ring on her engagement finger at London’s Cash & Rocket Masquerade Ball. 

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.

‘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, which 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.’

‘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.’