Spencer sisters ooze glamour on the red carpet with their rarely-seen ex-model mother Victoria Aitken

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The Spencer sisters stepped out with their rarely-seen mother last night as they attended an exclusive West End event.

Lady Kitty Spencer, 34, and her younger twin sisters Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza, 32, brought the glamour to the red carpet as they arrived at the press night for The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum.

The sisters, who are Princess Diana's nieces, were flanked by their rarely-seen lookalike mother Victoria Aitken, 59, who looked as chic as her model daughters as they posed ahead of the launch of the musical.

While Lady Kitty, who is now mother to a daughter, Athena, who turns two this month, opted for classic polka dots in a tea dress complete with a statement collar and bejewelled buttons.

Meanwhile the twins opted for power suits in both navy and silver, with their signature blonde tresses styled in loose waves.

Former model Victoria channelled the same look as her twin daughters, opting too for a chic tailored black suit and crisp white shirt, paired with block heels and jazzed up with statement eyeliner.

Victoria used to model for Dior and Levi and was once described by Ralph Lauren as 'the most beautiful girl in the world,' according to Tatler. 

While her daughters are the darlings of high society in the UK, Victoria is seldom seen on their arms at public events, though she has notable made a few more appearances in recent months.

The ex-model met Earl Spencer in the late 1980s and he proposed just six weeks after their first meeting.

The Spencer sisters, who are the nieces of Princess Diana, teamed up with their rarely-seen mother Victoria Aitken as they attended the press night of The Great Gatsby musical on the West End last night

In 1989 they wed in a lavish ceremony at which Prince Harry was a page boy, and moved to South Africa shortly after.

The couple went on to have four children; the three Spencer sisters and a boy, Louis, 31 (who holds the title of Viscount Althorp).

Raising the children in Cape Town, the couple wanted to ensure they grew up out of the spotlight. 

However in 1997, following eight years of marriage, they went their separate ways and began the divorce process.

Victoria decided to stay in the sunny country with their four children, Louis, Kitty, Amelia and Eliza, whereas Earl Spencer returned him to the UK after they divorced. 

Lady Amelia Spencer donned a metallic power suit to attend the event, bringing some sparkle to the red carpet

Pictured L-R: Victoria Aitken, Lady Kitty Spencer, Lady Eliza Spencer, Lady Amelia Spencer. The twin sisters opted for power suits with Aspinal of London bags 

It was during the divorce process that Earl Spencer's sister Princess Diana died.

In February 2010, after turning 18, Kitty told The Mail on Sunday her father was 'hands-on' while growing up and despite travelling regularly between the UK and South Africa, he was only ever a 'phone call away'. 

Cape Town holds a special place in Kitty's heart, as she was raised in South Africa with her siblings and attended Reddam House school in Cape Town.

When her parents divorced, Kitty began splitting her time between South Africa and the UK, where she stayed at Althrop, the family's seat in West Northamptonshire.

She married Michael Lewis, 66, in 2021, who was also born and raised in South Africa.

Amelia, who is the first cousin of Princes William and Harry, also met her real estate beau Greg Mallett while they were both studying at the University of Cape Town.